A helicopter leaves the Glenwood Canyon with a load of water while fighting the Grizzly Creek Fireon Friday. (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)
Crews continue to battle the Grizzly Creek Fire near Glenwood Springs Friday, Aug. 21, 2020.
A helicopter leaves the Glenwood Canyon with a load of water while fighting the Grizzly Creek Fireon Friday. (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)The Grizzly Creek Fire kicks up as the wind and temperatures increases on Aug. 21, on the northern edge of the 29,992-acre fire near Glenwood Springs. Hotter, drier conditions are leading to bigger fires that grow faster. (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)The parking lot at Hanging Lake in the Glenwood Canyon is littered with debris from the Grizzly Creek fire on Friday. The popular hike remains closed. The fire has increased the risk for flooding and destabilization of the steep terrain. (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)An Aspen stands along in a field covered in fire retardant on the northern edge of the Grizzly Creek Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, near Glenwood Springs. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Steve Abbott, the Division Tango supervisior, checks the wind velocity on the northeast edge of the Grizzly Creek Fire Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)A helicopter drops a load of supplies to crews repairing the damaged power lines on the cliffs of Glenwood Canyon Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Line medics leave the Coffee Pot Spike Camp for the front lines of the Grizzly Creek Fire Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, to support the firefighers working to contain the wildfire near Glenwood Springs, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)A freight train moves through the burned Glenwood Canyon Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. The fire-damaged railroad tracks have been repaired, but Interstate 70 remains closed as crews work to replace the damaged power lines. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)A scorched picnic area at the popular Hanging Lake parking lot can be seen Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. The popular landmark in the Glenwood Canyon remains closed. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Aspens are coated in fire retardant on the northeastern edge of the Grizzly Creek Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, near Glenwood Springs. Aspen groves have helped slow down the rapid pace of the fire. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Supervisors Daniel Casto, right, and Steve Abbott look over the fire map Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, as 873 personnel worked to contain the Grizzly Creek Fire. The fire was 22% contained as of Saturday morning. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)The scorched ground from the Grizzly Creek Fire can be seen north of Glenwood Canyon Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)The Grizzly Creek fire continues to burn north from Glenwood Canyon on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)The Grizzly Creek Fire continues to burn as temperatures near the upper 80s Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, near Glenwood Springs. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)A helicopter lifts workers onto the cliffs of Glenwood Canyon Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, as they work to replaced the burned powerline poles from the Grizzly Creek Fires outside Glenwood Springs, Colo. Friday morning the fire was 11 percent contained. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Crews work on the cliffs of Glenwood Canyon to replace the burned powerline poles from the Grizzly Creek Fires Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, outside Glenwood Springs, Colo. Interstate 70 remained closed to east and west traffic, but freight trains were traveling through the canyon. The fire was 11 percent contained as of Friday morning. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)A helicopter lifts workers onto the cliffs of Glenwood Canyon Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, as they work to replaced the burned powerline poles from the Grizzly Creek Fires outside Glenwood Springs, Colo. Friday morning the fire was 11 percent contained. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)
