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Further elaboration forthcoming.
I was able, with the assistance of an awesome co worker in our Mother company, John Costanza, to get the website up and going again. I...
May 22, 2024
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A pictorial essay...a glimpse into the ranch this season.
We're never at a loss for a beautiful picture! A rare day in June when we weren't overcast and raining... Lots of dark clouds, thunder,...
Jul 11, 2023
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Water...what on earth do we do without it?
This is the typical water flow during the month of June in our "new norm" at the ranch. Our collection box and leftover firehoses are not...
Jul 9, 2023
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The lodge isn't going anywhere
March 17, 2023 Colin Lind checking on the state of the ranch. It's still there! March 27, 2023 Kord Smith getting a gorgeous picture of...
Mar 28, 2023
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On a Brighter Note...aerial views of the ranch this month!
If you zoom in on the pond, you will see the level of the water has changed. Since we don't have water running through the hydroelectric...
Feb 24, 2023
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Water, Boulders, and Trees haha...they're coming to take you away!!
Evening of August 12, 2022. We were hosting former SCR owner, George Truppi, who was celebrating his Birthday with his good friends and...
Feb 24, 2023
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Perspective...it's all how you look at it!
As I was listening to the evening rumble of thunder echo through the drainage last evening, the most beautiful rainbow appeared! It was...
May 16, 2022
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A New Chapter in the Life and Times of Sulphur Creek Ranch
Manager Kiere Schroeder and resident dog Tober, watch Mike Dorris take off to the west avoiding the smoke wall to the east, after...
Mar 9, 2022
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What's next?
Every morning starts out just about the same or at least "the same" as "same" can be under these circumstances. The fire fighters are...
Sep 15, 2021
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The Morning After.
The remains of our hand hewn horse bridge west on what's left of the SCR trail. West end of the runway...the Black Forest! The...
Sep 15, 2021
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A mean and ugly reality...
A glimpse at what I was looking at from the window of our quarters just a few nights ago when our brave young men and women were fighting...
Sep 12, 2021
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5 Days of Hell...and it's not over!
Pictures taken by my son, Dalton D'Annunzio. The irony of fire devastation at night is that it is actually amazing to photograph until...
Sep 11, 2021
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Do I need to say anything?...
The smoke inversion this morning lays down on us like one of those trendy "heavy" blankets they advertise making you feel cuddled and...
Sep 6, 2021
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The Fire is Here... a slow death...
7:07 pm. The fire is ripping on three sides of Sulphur Creek now. There are open flames in the brush at the east end of the runway...
Sep 5, 2021
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Wake me up when it's over!!
By day, by night...it never goes away! The picture above was taken by my son Dalton last night. He was hell bent on figuring out how to...
Sep 5, 2021
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The Truth Hurts
Sunday September 29, 2021 I haven't written a blog in over a week. Why?... because the truth hurts! What I have to say is not what I...
Sep 2, 2021
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It's not over...Boundary Fire takes a run to the east today!
What a difference a day makes! The Boundary Fire active to the NE by the Boundary Creek boat ramp was amped up today with quite a bit of...
Aug 26, 2021
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Smoke from the Boundary Creek back burn sits on Sulphur Creek Ranch.
The Fire crews are working to contain a smaller fire close in proximity to the Boundary Creek Complex. I believe it's called "building a...
Aug 25, 2021
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...and the Heavens opened up briefly...
What's the cliché ...a picture is worth a thousand words. I took this last Wednesday night after we got a little rain. Picture taken...
Aug 23, 2021
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The Calm before the Storm
Every day the district manager of the Sulphur Structure District hikes to a strategic vantage point to gain perspective on fire activity,...
Aug 21, 2021
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