Photo of the Track fire in Raton Pass, from last June

Track fire June 14, 2011
Track fire, June, 2011. Photo: Colorado DOT

I ran across this photo of the Track fire that was posted to TwitPic by the Colorado Department of Transportation on June 14, 2011. The fire, which we covered here, started on June 12, 2011 and burned over 27,000 acres on both sides of Interstate 25 at the Colorado/New Mexico state line. It was contained on June 29.

Compare the above photo with the one below taken on October 17 on Interstate 17 in Colorado at Loveland Pass, also posted on TwitPic by the Colorado DOT.

I-70 at Loveland Pass October 17, 2011
I-70 at Loveland Pass in Colorado, October 17, 2011. Photo, Colorado DOT

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Author: Bill Gabbert

After working full time in wildland fire for 33 years, he continues to learn, and strives to be a Student of Fire.