While the week ended with another small slug of moisture—rain and snow—it began with conditions so dry that the woods were burning. We were helping to be sure, but it didn't take much. In this stand, at 8700 feet, fire consumed much of the fine fuel. Actually, we were lucky. We wanted to burn this stand, but didn't know when we could do it. The area is usually snow covered until May and, after that, no one wants to light a fire in the woods. So, to get it during the long dry winter was a stroke of good fortune.
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