There is a large brush fire in the Castle Valley area. Evacuations are likely. I rode up Sand Flats and snapped a few pix of the smoke plume with my p&s. Let's hope they get the fire under control before anyone loses their home.
Tony - Yes, Grant does have a place in Castle Valley and may actually be there now (on his way to the workshop he's putting on in Page starting Saturday).
Hopefully he's OK.
Posted by Todd Caudle on August 27, 2008 at 9:08 PM
Yikes!
Posted by Bret Edge on August 27, 2008 at 10:51 PM
No word on the cause yet. Last I heard they were evacuating residents. Keep these folks in your thoughts!
Posted by Grant Collier on August 28, 2008 at 12:36 AM
Yep, I have a small cabin out there. I'm planning on heading out that way tomorrow. It looks like this fire started from a lightning strike at the far south end of town and moved south into the La Sals. So fortunately I don't think many structures are threatened, as of now.
Thanks for posting this, Bret and thanks for calling to see if I was still alive, CAZ . I'd have had no clue about the fire otherwise, as I've been too busy preparing to leave town to check this site.
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Hopefully he's OK.
Thanks for posting this, Bret and thanks for calling to see if I was still alive, CAZ