Colorado fires and Tomac's

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Edited Date/Time 6/15/2018 11:55am
Anyone know if the Colorado fires are anywhere close to the Tomac's property? Not sure how many miles away the fires are now.


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DA498 6/14/2018 5:20am
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I was wondering the same, and looked at a similar map and figured he’s good. Don’t know where he’s located exactly but Cortez is not that close.
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GrapeApe 6/14/2018 5:33am
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The ranch is west of Cortez, not a lot of vegetation to burn out there.

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gharmon 6/14/2018 7:43am
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GrapeApe wrote:
The ranch is west of Cortez, not a lot of vegetation to burn out there.
I went to the mesa verde indian dwellings (in Cortez) about this time last year and I agree. But today Eli sent out an IG about his moms wine. That sure was a lot of green in that pic (nothing but dirt behind the grape vines though). They must have hauled in some prime dirt for those grape vines. I'm sure they can afford to do that.
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GrapeApe 6/14/2018 8:29am
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GrapeApe wrote:
The ranch is west of Cortez, not a lot of vegetation to burn out there.
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I went to the mesa verde indian dwellings (in Cortez) about this time last year and I agree. But today Eli sent out an IG about...
I went to the mesa verde indian dwellings (in Cortez) about this time last year and I agree. But today Eli sent out an IG about his moms wine. That sure was a lot of green in that pic (nothing but dirt behind the grape vines though). They must have hauled in some prime dirt for those grape vines. I'm sure they can afford to do that.
There is a creek that runs through his property, and there is some vegetation and alfalfa fields along that creek. That might be the green you are seeing? Otherwise it's pretty sparse and I couldn't imagine a fire in that area.

I've never been to mesa verde but hear it is incredible.
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racerxx276 6/14/2018 8:33am
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They have a small river/large stream that runs through their property That they use to water the tracks and vegetation.. A fire shouldn’t be an issue for them
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That whole area - and Mesa Verde can burn too... Ugly scene from back in 2000.


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tcallahan707 6/14/2018 11:04am
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racerxx276 wrote:
They have a small river/large stream that runs through their property That they use to water the tracks and vegetation.. A fire shouldn’t be an issue...
They have a small river/large stream that runs through their property That they use to water the tracks and vegetation.. A fire shouldn’t be an issue for them
FYI, wildfires can jump rivers and roads.

Their property has a lot of defendable space around it and not a ton of fuel so I can’t imagine them losing anything.
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tcallahan707 6/14/2018 11:06am
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Fires suck, Mesa Verde cool [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/06/14/268046/s1200_a9c64e02_b28d_4e8b_8df3_b5f5301d4f95_banner.jpg[/img]
Fires suck, Mesa Verde cool


The fires suck mentality is why we have such large fuel loads in the west. Fires are good for a healthy forest. Humans just decided to create a wildland/urban interface. What other natural disaster do we try to control?
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tcallahan707 wrote:
The fires suck mentality is why we have such large fuel loads in the west. Fires are good for a healthy forest. Humans just decided to...
The fires suck mentality is why we have such large fuel loads in the west. Fires are good for a healthy forest. Humans just decided to create a wildland/urban interface. What other natural disaster do we try to control?
I know fires are important and natural, I don't need the lesson...
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Tumblin 6/14/2018 11:25am
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Property may well stay safe, but air quality certainly could have him looking elsewhere
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GrapeApe 6/14/2018 11:54am
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tcallahan707 wrote:
The fires suck mentality is why we have such large fuel loads in the west. Fires are good for a healthy forest. Humans just decided to...
The fires suck mentality is why we have such large fuel loads in the west. Fires are good for a healthy forest. Humans just decided to create a wildland/urban interface. What other natural disaster do we try to control?
I blame Bambi . . .
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Fires suck, Mesa Verde cool [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/06/14/268046/s1200_a9c64e02_b28d_4e8b_8df3_b5f5301d4f95_banner.jpg[/img]
Fires suck, Mesa Verde cool


tcallahan707 wrote:
The fires suck mentality is why we have such large fuel loads in the west. Fires are good for a healthy forest. Humans just decided to...
The fires suck mentality is why we have such large fuel loads in the west. Fires are good for a healthy forest. Humans just decided to create a wildland/urban interface. What other natural disaster do we try to control?
Amazing picture/cultural area. And, yes, tc - try to control indeed.
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MotoMalyDad 6/15/2018 6:09am
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Eli's parents and the ranch is quit a bit a way from Eli's new home. The ranch and practice track is a long way aways from any current fire but Eli's new home is closer to the 416 and Burro fires but not enough to worry unless there is a major southwesterly wind event.
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racer495a 6/15/2018 11:07am
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Air quality is probably an issue. It's smokey in Colorado Springs 5 hours away and he's 40 minutes away.
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early 6/15/2018 11:12am
6/15/2018 11:12am Edited Date/Time 6/15/2018 11:13am
Winds mostly blow west to east so smoke should be blowing away from the ranch.

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TJMX947 6/15/2018 11:41am
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WCRider wrote:
It's a well kept secret Smile
Kennyfreemoney wrote:
not that well kept, quick google search gave me exact location..
I found it pretty easily too a while back.
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mx 219 6/15/2018 11:55am
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I found the ranch after looking a little bit and just scrolling through google maps

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