"The Warm Fire"

"What is the Warm Fire?" you may ask. In early June lightening sparked a fire in north central Arizona. The fire has subsequently been named "The Warm Fire". It started small, but has subsquently spread over tens of thousands of acres.

"Why does Annette care about this fire?" you may ask. In mid July I have a reservation for the Grand Canyon Lodge on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. The Warm Fire is blocking the only access to the North Rim, highway 67. I will be disappointed if we are not able to make this. The 1000 people at the North Rim were evacuated over the past few days.

I was attracted to the North Rim because it is wilder, not as touristy, farther from the big cities and far from an airport, thus less crowded, more natural.

Being practical of course, and having never been to the Grand Canyon, if the road is still closed, we will visit the South Rim and I am sure it will be fabulous too.

Do you think fires are interesting? The Northern Arizona management team has a very cool website with maps of The Warm Fire, press releases and even photos! Here is the link if you find this all as fascinating as I do. There are some AWESOME PICTURES.

http://www.nazteam.com/assignments/index.html