It must have been a sight to behold.
Colorado undoubtedly had seen bigger wildfires, even bigger blazes during that very summer of 2002 alone. But the imposing Big Fish fire was all the more extraordinary, set against the dramatic backdrop of Trappers Lake and the striking Flat Tops Wilderness surrounding it.
All told, 17,000 acres in the so-called “Cradle of Wilderness” were scorched by a lightning strike while firefighting crews watched the pristine valley go up in flames.
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But given its eminent role in the genesis of the Wilderness Act of 1964, Trappers Lake demanded nothing less.
“We consider the fire a blessing,” said Holly King, owner of nearby Trappers Lake Lodge since 2005. “It put us 10 years ahead of the beetle kill and the big fires of 2012. It’s just something different to look at.”
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Craig Daily Press / Trappers Lake reaps benefits of a 2002 fire.
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