8 Thousand
The Calwood wildfire raged at 8,000 feet elevation near Jamestown, Colorado on Oct. 17, 2020. More than eight thousand acres were burned in mere hours.
This view from the East Boulder trailhead in Gunbarrel, CO is less than 10 miles from the fire line in the lower fields, showing the plumes of smoke that have risen more than 70,000 feet into the sky.
Climate change is a scourge of the western United States and fires are the smoke signal to ask for help to save the planet.
