The worst thing...

Many of you know already, but in case you don't, the beautiful mountains of Red Lodge MT are on fire. The forest fire started on Saturday around 2:00 PM MT. By Monday morning over 5,000 acres were burned. Because of the steep terrain and many other factors, the firefighters are only working to save structures right now. The fire is 0% contained and will be that way for some time. They said it might even burn until September and likely will not be completely out until there is snow on the ground (I have never wanted snow so bad in my life!!).

The fire is being called the "Cascade fire" because it started close to the Cascade campgrounds. This is close to Basin campground...and Wild Bill lake (where we go fishing all the time)...and close to the cabin. If the fire continues down the canyon like the crews think it will, it is headed towards the cabin. Chris and Doug got two big truckloads of belongings out on Sunday, then on Monday Chris and I got another car full, and then Clay and Marjie came to get another truck full. There is still so much inside there. It seriously makes me sick to think of this place going up in flames. Not just the cabin..but the mountains...the other homes...the animals...the beautiful trees. This is where we spend our time away from home. This is why we moved to MT...to be close to the mountains. This area that is burning...this is Chris' favorite place in the entire world....it is part of him...it is part of all of us now. And now it is burning.

The kids keep asking if the fire is out. Hailey keeps asking about the cabin. Ryan wants to go up there as he said he can put the fire out (we all wish you could put it out buddy!).

Please keep the crews working on the fire in your thoughts and prayers. I will post updates when I can. I do have some pictures from the cabin yesterday...but the home computer is still out of commission!

Please pray that the fire is out soon...

Here is a picture of Wild Bill from last year -> pretty place

And, one from July 4th weekend (again at Wild Bill) ->