Here We Go Again

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Within the last few years, the Colorado Springs area has been subject to two deadly forest fires. Now we potentially have another one in the making. KTTV in Colorado Springs is reporting a fire, which has grown from ten acres to 25 acres at last update. The fire is near Rampart Range Reservoir, near Woodland Park, Colorado. I hope they can contain it before it gets to the reservoir (and people, of course.) You see, Rampart Range Reservoir is my favorite place to mountain bike (the photo is of me riding there.) It's about a 15-mile loop around the reservoir, and is challenging, yet easy enough to take a newbie to. I have had many of my best days on a bike riding there. Undoubtedly, there's better riding out there (I've never been to Moab or Fruita, for instance,) but of all the trails I've ridden, Rampart is my favorite. Obviously, first and foremost, I hope they can get contained quickly, with no fatalities or property damage. But if they can save the reservoir, it would make me very happy.