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Wild Fire impacts travel in Boulder County Colorado - photo of the Four Mile fire - map of fire area


BOULDER, CO - 9/7/10: Smoke rises over the mountains as a firefighting helicopter lands.
Photo: (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
A link to an amazing photo of the Four Mile Canyon fire.
The fire in the mountains above Boulder have put several areas off limits for travel.  Hiking, camping access to some moutains towns near the fire has been limited or redirected.
According to thee Boulder Daily Camera here are the road closures in the area:
As of 10:45 p.m. Monday, the following roads were closed: Olde Stage Road at Lefthand Canyon Drive, Lefthand Canyon Drive and Lee Hill Road in both directions, Gold Hill Road at Switzerland Trail Road, Sugarloaf Road at Switzerland Trail Road and at Boulder Canyon Drive, Fourmile Drive at Boulder Canyon Drive, Sunshine Canyon Drive at Mount Sanitas, Lindin Drive at Spring Valley Road and Lee Hill Drive in the 400 block.  More info from the Boulder Daily Camera 
Map of fire area

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