The Grizzly Creek Fire has scorched close to 30,000 acres and, as of Sunday afternoon, is 30% contained. Interstate 70 through the Glenwood Canyon has been closed for over a week due to the fire. No Name homes have stood empty and locals have been worried about Hanging Lake. Earlier this week, KDNK reporter Kathleen Shannon and News Director Amy Hadden Marsh got a tour of the western end of the Canyon, including a glimpse of the Hanging Lake trailhead. Here's their report.
No Name Survives Grizzly Creek Fire: News from Glenwood Canyon
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No Name Lane 8/19/20
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KDNK's Kathleen Shannon captures Colorado River sound along I70, 8/19/20
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The "Pumpkin" (water storage tank) and Tom Story, PIO and guide into the Glenwood Canyon, 8/19/20.
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Wildland fire retardant batch plant, No Name, CO, 8/19/20
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Helicopter leaving No Name batch plant with a load, 8/19/20.
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Fire retardant splattered on No Name mailboxes, 8/19/20.
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Looking east along the Colorado River from Shoshone Power Plant during Grizzly Creek Fire, 8/19/20.
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Hanging Lake rest area during Grizzly Creek Fire, 8/19/20.
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Heading toward Hanging Lake Trailhead, 8/19/20.
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Fire mosaic near Hanging Lake rest area, Grizzly Creek Fire, 8/19/20
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Tom Story (l), Kathleen Shannon (c) near Hanging Lake rest area during Grizzly Creek Fire, 8/19/20.
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A rock "the size of a Volkswagen Beetle" crashed through the guardrail along westbound I70 during the Grizzly Creek Fire, 8/19/20
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Interstate 70 from No Name Bridge, looking east.