Fires make Colorado vacation an adventure for Oklahoma family

This vacationing Oklahoma family was among those evacuated when a raging wildfire threatened a tourist spot.

 
By Don Mecoy | Published: July 4, 2012   

A 2 a.m. rapping on your hotel room door is generally not good news.

Last week, my family was awakened by the pounding of a Manitou Springs, Colo., firefighter who ordered us to pack up and evacuate the hotel because the Waldo Canyon fire was threatening that lovely tourism town. “Head east,” was his blunt direction.

photo - This photo, taken from our Manitou Springs, Colo., hotel room, shows how large the Waldo Canyon wildfire was a few hours after it began. <strong>DON MECOY - THE OKLAHOMAN</strong>
This photo, taken from our Manitou Springs, Colo., hotel room, shows how large the Waldo Canyon wildfire was a few hours after it began. DON MECOY - THE OKLAHOMAN

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That fire, which was just gaining a foothold in the mountains above Colorado Springs when we rolled into town, has destroyed more than 300 homes and consumed thousands of acres. At least two...
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