Firefighters are still battling one of the worst wildfires in Colorado history. 346 homes were consumed in the 26-square-mile Waldo Canyon fire in Colorado Springs and it is only 45% contained. 2 lives were lost and 10,000 people remain evacuated.
Photo taken of the Flagstaff fire Saturday night on the way to the Rockies Game. Let it rain!
The Boulder Flagstaff fire is 90% contained. Due to the rugged terrain, firefighters are dousing the flames with buckets of water flown in by helicopter. It has burned 300 acres, but no structures. The Fort Collins High Park Fire burned 259 homes to the ground and one life was lost to the blaze, but it is 100% contained.
When I posted Dancing for Rain, I really did dance, for a couple of minutes anyway. I thought, “Why not?” I was shocked when it started raining. No rain had been forecasted and it was a deluge!
In today’s Daily Camera, Aimee Heckel reported that many local yoga studios held rain meditations for desperately needed moisture. Several local churches held prayer sessions focusing on needed rain. I guess I wasn’t the only one that was surprised and elated by the sudden cloud bursts.
Thunderclouds formed while on our way to Denver and once again, it began to rain. After arriving at Coor’s Field, Danny and I gladly donated some money to the cause. The Rockies matched up to $50,000 Saturday night. Go Rockies!
It was in the 90’s when we entered the stadium so Danny and I ordered a cold beer. Yes I got ID’d and no you can’t see my date of birth.
Hey Jumbotron man! Look at me!
I wondered how much it would cost to advertise Susie Lindau’s Wild Ride up on the scoreboard. Hmmm…
Hot and dedicated fans. 93 degrees in the shade at 6:00 PM.
Chocolate covered strawberries and bananas. Yum!
Oh yah. The game. The Padres throw us out at 1st. Dang!
“What are you doin’? I want to get home and surf in San Diego before practice tomorrow. Dude. Let’s finish this.”
Todd Helton is our last hope. Oh well. Rockies go down fighting and lose 4-8. We’ll get the Padres next time!
Off to check out the Denver scene. A classic~
It’s a roof top party!
While looking back at Coor’s Field, the fireworks began.
Urban Fireworks! One of the few ways Coloradans are going to see them this year.
Have a safe and fun-filled 4th of July! Go America!
No smoke over the Flatirons! A wonderful sight on Sunday night.
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Susie Lindau's Wild Ride 
Oh, your rain dance worked, Susie! This was such a relief to read, although I know you’re not out of the woods yet. And you got so many cool pictures at the game! I love the one of you getting ID’d, and the girl selling chocolate-covered fruit (man, that sounds so good, but a very odd ballpark treat, LOL)!
We’re going to Peppermeister’s aunt’s house tomorrow – she always hosts a small barbecue because she lives within walking distance of fireworks. We can bring Uncle Jesse; he’s never seen fireworks, but I think he can handle it. You should hear Peppermeister sneeze.
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Thanks Jules! It will be a long summer…
How has Uncle Jesse not seen fireworks? Hey you could show him my video so he is prepared! LOL!
Tell the Peppermeister, “Guzuntight!” for me!
Have a fab barbecue!
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Your last photo is perfect for the essence of the 4th…
I hope the flames have been stilled. Good report… and fun to see the game photos… how much did you pay the vendor to card you?
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Funny Ted. He carded both me and Danny, so there! I had to take a photo! LOl!
The fires are still causing smoke in the foothills, but I can see the mountains a little better today. We did get rain again last night.
I just read that firefighters are “back-burning” to help build a perimeter in Boulder and hope to have the fire contained tomorrow. I think it will take longer than that…
Have a happy 4th!
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I live in a wildfire prone area as well and it is one of the most scary things to hear those borade (? sp) planes flying over your house and watching the pink stuff rain down all around you. I’ve had at least 2 really close calls.
I’ve got a cousin in Fort Collins (we’re not close). Wonder how her family is doing.
I’m glad you’re safe. Keep rain dancing!!
Patricia Rickrode
w/a Jansen Schmidt
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That must be so scary to hear them overhead and know the fire isn’t too far away. I hope your cousin is okay too. That fire is contained now and rain is on its way. Yeah!
Thank you so much Patricia! Now get out there and dance!
Thanks Patricia!
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I’m much more awake now than I was late last night, so I can do my comment justice – although I’ve got to watch the clock and be brief or I’ll be late for a very important meeting.
1. Really loved your photos, especially the ones of Coors Field, which when I clicked on, went to full sized images, and were even more impressive with such high resolution. Please tell me what kind of camera you used.
2. Absolutely LOVED the expression of delight on your face when you got ID’d for alcohol purchase! 😀
3. Those chocolate covered strawberries and bananas things look somewhat phallic, and I’m not implying anything about you, but more about me, and certain ideas I now have about trying to make them at home for my wife’s enjoyment. Her birthday is July 5th, and maybe I could really surprise her with them! Or should I just be more traditional (and safe) and stick with a dozen roses, and chocolate covered strawberries in a bowl? You opinion here is welcome! 🙂
4. How come no video of you rain dancing? You know how much I enjoy watching your dancing, and I’ll bet that watching you rain dancing would be even better!
5. We might see the fireworks, but to see them here in Boston is a major logistical undertaking, since we are competing with about 500,000 other folks who want to see them too. But it can be done, and done well, since I’ve done it, and I even got us a prime viewing location after arriving just after sunset, when everyone else around us had been there to stake their claims many hours ago since early that morning.
As I think about it, I should blog about my strategy that evening, since it could be interesting and amusing reading. It involved sneaking my party through a long and narrow run behind “Porta Potty Alley” (not popular at all with my guests at first…) and then the bribing of certain municipal employees, who must remain forever anonymous, since I might need their assistance again, and they are no help to me if no longer employed or in prison.
And… that’s ALL the time I have left for this one, so Happy July 4th to you and yours, Susie Lindau! 🙂 You are a trip, and a trip that I enjoy taking! 😀
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I am so glad you came by to take another trip or to trip-out or to take another wild trippy ride!
The camera was on my Droid phone. I love it, but like everything, there is a learning curve and it took me a while to download the video.
The banana treat I will leave, between you and your wife. wait…well you know what I mean…
No rain-dance videos yet. I thought everyone could get the gist of it from the photo!
I was in Boston and it is INSANE! Sounds like a blog post in the making.
Have a happy 4th and light a sparkler for me!
Thanks so much Chris!
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Happy 4th of July Susie!!! 😀 I hope you’re out doing something fun and your weather is not too hot to be comfortable.
We have our own plans for seeing the massive and mind blowing fireworks extravaganza in Boston this evening, but with an entirely different different approach this time, than the last time I previously mentioned. This time, instead of coming in overland, we will try to the best possible viewing position, via The Charles River in our canoe.
The logistics are formidable and even potentially dangerous, but I’ve planned carefully, and to the point that I’ve taken our mission from being an insane idea, to a calculated risk, with a high probability of success. If we survive our mission, I’ll let you know how it all works out. Lol 😀
You took those photos with your droid phone??? I’m stunned and amazed! Smart phones are getting sooo smart, that sometimes I worry that soon they will become our Lords and Masters! Lol
Sorry I even mentioned the strawberry & banana thing – I need to have a stern conversation with myself about “self censoring”. But thanks for your sensible answer and for deflecting my TMI with some humor.
No need for a rain dance video, I was just doing some good natured teasing on that one. 🙂
Very cool that you were in Boston! Was it for the July 4th celebration? Cause most folks from other parts on the country think that Boston is INSANE, every day, even on an average day, and most of all, because of our insane Boston driving! Lol
Thanks for your happy 4th wishes, and though I may not light a sparkler for you (only cause I don’t have any) I’ll still think of you, as I turn on my improvised running lights for our canoe tonight after dark, so that we have a better chance of not getting split in two and sunk by very large power boats with very drunk captains at the wheel!
Wish us luck, cause we’re gonna need it!!! LOL!
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Susie…would you please make a quick trip to Michigan and dance here? Brownish green grass isn’t all that pretty.
Seriously though, I’m so glad you got some much needed rain. And I admire you for not only making a trip out to see fireworks…but sitting in a crowded stadium to watch a ballgame…in the 90+ degree heat. You are definitely a better person than I am. I am a wimp. I go where the a/c is-or stay home and hug mine. 🙂
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Usually it cools down at 6 at night, but it had been so hot! Tonight is the first night that it has been cool! Showers blew through here and brought a front although not much more than a couple of drops fell.
I will keep your State in mind the next time I dance! My son just got back from Electric Forest in Michigan. I guess it was amazing!
Have a great 4th of July and thanks for reading!
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LOL, they carded everyone. I thought you might have paid them Susie! What a game! The Padres wanted to come home to surf. Why of course. And chocolate covered strawberries at a baseball game? What is this world coming to? Where’s the Hot Dogs? Anyway, so glad they’e getting a handle on the fires. This situation is a nightmare. My kids live in Arizona and they’ve had fires too. If this keeps up, they’ll be singing, “Where have all the pine trees gone?” I wish for you and your family a wonderful summer Susie! 🙂
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Geez, No I didn’t pay them to card me! I am sure that they carded everyone over a certain age. Not sure what the point of that was. 🙂
Oh don’t, worry they had all the regular junk food too!
It is scary dry in so many States while others have been getting so much rain. I am still dancing for rain!
Thanks Karen and happy summer to you!
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As a Yankee fan myself, I must say that you Rockies have a lot of soul. And while I could never bring myself to love an expansion team (On account of my Yanks losing to the Diamondbacks AND Marlins in the World Series in ’01 and ’03 respectively), you make me want to at the very least, like your home town team.
Ms. Colorado? You’re alright.
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Another Rockies fan in the making. I don’t know what happened to them this year. Their batting coach just resigned….better than being fired!
Thanks so much Cayman and have a great 4th of July!
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Back atcha. Be safe and silly.
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You have started quite a tradition here i am gonna have to dance here too cos the rain god wont take anything less than a dance i think..and may be he will say why should i rain here when i get a dance by Sussie when i rain in Colorado…
loved the video.. oh rain please bless me too 🙂
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Sending rain rain your way Soma. Dance girl dance!
Thanks so much and have a fab Fourth!
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Don’t know why I haven’t been receiving notices of new posts by you. Anyway, it just seemed weird to read about the fires then segue into the game. But life goes on and I enjoyed (though that might be the wrong choice of words for your opening paragraphs) your post. As for fireworks, we started out last Saturday night to see them (the lake was getting a jump on the 4th) but we weren’t the only ones with that idea and drove 45 minutes to get stuck in the traffic for parking. We saw a bit of fireworks from our car as we turned around and drove home. Going to try the park tonight. Have a happy and safe one!
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It can be crazy getting to the fireworks and then finding a spot to sit! We didn’t have them this year.
While the fires in Colorado are finally getting under control, huge ones have started up in Wyoming. It was so smokey yesterday, we couldn’t see the mountains just a few miles away.
Thanks so much and have a great rest of the week!
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What a wonderful day! Thanks for sharing. We are taking it easy since my kid is running a fever. Looks like this year is a stay-at-home kind of celebration.
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Thanks Debra! We had a low key 4th since there were no fireworks. My kids came over and we had a great time catching up!
I hope your little one feels better soon!
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happy july
David in Maine USA
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Thanks David and same to you!
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Hi Susie!
Love the photos–hope your fourth was great 🙂
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Thanks Coleen! Yours too!
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Susie, I am tagging you for the Lucky 7 Meme. If you would like to participate, you can check it out on Friday at: http://talesfromxira.wordpress.com/2012/07/06/the-lucky-7-meme/ Thanks!
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Thanks so much SF! I will check it out!
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Sorry you didn’t have any left over magic for your Rockies after the rain dance.
But you definitely used it in the right place.
And my Mets are going to win it all anyway this season.
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Well we aren’t, so good luck to your Mets!
Thanks Guapo!
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Nice pics and tale, baby!
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Thanks Hook! Most of the fires are contained now. Thank God!
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