I don't want to make this a news channel by any means but I would like to emphasis that fact the Colorado is facing a tough dry summer. The High Park Fire is at almost 60,000 acres and has destroyed 189 structures making it the most destructive fire in Colorado history. The biggest fire destroyed some where in the vicinity of 139,000 acres but did not approach the structure count that High Park has. I found a very good link that let's you monitor fires throughout the US; http://inciweb.org. There is a statewide ban on open fires in the state right now. Fires can only be started in designated areas within campgrounds, and private fireworks are included in the ban. Although the High Park fire was started by a lightning strike please remember that it doesn't take much to get a fire going in the very arid conditions that exist in Colorado right now.
Here is a link straight to the High Park fire;
High ParkIf you are going to vacation in Colorado this summer, which I personally still recommend, or any where in the western US then I would definitely check out this website.
This is a late afternoon moonset behind the smoke. When I saw it the moon was blood red, I can't seem to recreate that color in the picture though.
