Historic Flying W Ranch — Burned to the Ground
June 27th, 2012 - 11:39 am
Here’s the western Colorado Springs edge of the Waldo Canyon Fire. It’s taken big chunks of Flying W Ranch Road, and has breach Centennial in a couple places further north.
The Flying W employee talking on the news just now said he was shocked by just how fast the fire took down the ranch.
Not good.
Just saw your tweet about the pre-evac of Western Monument. Is 25 your only way out if you get the call?
No. If we get the order, we’ll head east on County Line, then north on 83.
Ah, that’s a shame. I remember going to the Flying W with my family, I think in the last year or so before my mother died. It was one of the things that she really wanted to do, and it’s possible she got the idea when my dad was stationed at USAFA back when it was at Lowry.