I went on a ride to see the destruction of the Four Mile Canyon Fire that burned 169 homes earlier this month near Denver. Seeing it in person feels so much different than seeing it on the news, or on this blog for that matter.
I was surprised at the homes that had nothing left, and the home right next to it feet away not burned. It makes me wonder what made one catch on fire, but the one right next to it not? I suppose that if you believe in God, perhaps one owner would be praising him, and the one next door cursing him. If you believe in fate, you'd perhaps wonder what you did to deserve this. It you believe in random chance and bad luck, then you're just bummed that it go you. It was an interesting ride.
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| I suppose to us, this is one of many. To someone else it was everything. |
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| Look how close the old white house in the background was to this destruction, but was spared. |
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| It would have been cool to see this one prior. That is an old mine shaft in the back, and from the two classic cars burned on the nice brick driveway, it must have been a spectacular house. |
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| I just thought that this wood stove and chimney was ironic, so I snapped a picture. |
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| All the way up and down this road were burned homes, next to unburned ones. |
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| A picture of the random nature of the fire that burned over 6,000 acres |
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| Another ironic picture of an old fire truck about a mile from the fire |
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| This old town is Gold Hill. The fire come right to the edge of town, burning homes a couple of blocks to the left. |
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| One of the burned homes in Gold Hill, sitting right next to an unburned home. I can't help but wonder what made the difference? |
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| An old Buick Riviera that took it's last drive |
