Colorado Safe Horse

02/26/2026

Advocacy has many perspectives. From the saddle, protecting open space means safe, shared trails where equestrians, hikers and cyclists can all move with respect.

These are the Faces of Advocacy, neighbors who care about stewardship, access, and keeping our parks welcoming for every trail user. 💚🐴

02/26/2026

This is true.

Horseback riding is an essential life skill for survival. 🐴🥰🙌😎 it is NOT a hobby… I need it!

02/26/2026

Good advice from Kody.

Many of you may not know this about me, but I used to be a firefighter back in the day.

That dude in the circle thingy? Thats me lol

Circa 2007 I believe.

I grew up outside of Boise in a small farming and ranching community in Malheur County. Generations deep. Sagebrush hills for hundreds of thousands of acres. Timber in the north. Agriculture everywhere. It’s a place people love to live, work, and call home.

Our volunteer fire department worked closely with the Bureau of Land Management office in town. Private land or BLM land, it didn’t matter. We responded. Summers meant wildfire. Conflagrations. Structure protection. Long days. Smoke in your clothes. I ate a lot of fire.

For a while, I thought I wanted to do fire weather. The National Interagency Fire Center is in Boise, by the way. How many of you knew that?

But as technology and social media evolved, I found my calling as an independent meteorologist. And in some ways, I never left fire weather behind. It’s still a huge part of what I do.

Which is why I hate days like today.

I hate it because fire is natural. Completely natural. What’s not natural is how many people it impacts now.

Rapid urbanization of what used to be rangeland and farmland. Explosive growth in the wildland urban interface west of I-25. Did you know Denver alone has around 70,000 homes in that interface?

I’ll say it again for the folks in the back.

Fire is natural.

What’s alarming is how many more people it affects because common sense isn’t so common anymore.

With the changes in our microclimates, the drought cycles, the wind events, I see firsthand what high fire danger does. I understand how fire behaves. I’ve lived it. I’ve studied it. I’ve forecasted it. I’ve watched it run.

And I wish more people would listen when I say, “Hey, today is a high fire danger day.”

I wish more people would listen when I say, “Don’t be dumb dumbs.”

I wish more people would think about how their actions impact not just themselves, but everyone around them.

Right now in northeast Colorado, a fire in Logan County along Highway 113 is forcing the evacuation of an entire small town. One person’s actions can do that.

That’s the power of one.

I don’t know what caused the fire in Thornton today. I’m not here to pass judgment. But tens of thousands of lives were disrupted. Just like that.

We have to pay attention to what we’re doing.

We have to take care of each other.

We have to listen, act, use common sense, and prioritize education and prevention over negligence.

We don’t need another Marshall Fire.

We don’t need another disaster.

Mother Nature is going to do her thing. You and I have zero control over that. But we can control how we respond. We can improvise, adapt, and overcome.

There is no alternative.

And yes, I use humor. A lot of it. Because if I didn’t, I’d probably lose my mind. Humor keeps me grounded. But make no mistake, this is serious.

This isn’t the first high fire danger day we’ve had.

And it won’t be the last.

So control your controllables.

Be smart.

Take care of each other.

02/26/2026

⚠️ TRAVEL ALERT ⚠️| Lane Closures on US 285 Red Hill Pass near Fairplay to Kenosha Pass

Alternating lane closures are planned on US 285 from Red Hill Pass to Kenosha Pass (Mile Points 189 to 190) from now through March 6, 2026. Flaggers will guide motorists through the work zone while crews drill and pour concrete foundations for roadway sign installations along US 285.

Motorists are urged to use extreme caution, as narrow roads and reduced visibility present safety concerns for flaggers guiding motorists through the work zone. Watch for flaggers and construction vehicles entering and exiting the area.

🚧Traffic Impacts:
🔸Work will take place Monday through Thursday from sunrise to sunset, and on Fridays from sunrise to noon. Possible weekend work may occur
🔸Speeds will be reduced to 45 MPH when flaggers are present
🔸Delays are possible, so plan accordingly

🌐More info: https://www.codot.gov/projects/parksummitsigns

02/26/2026

We are very fortunate to have such quick targeted response. Many thanks to the hard work and bravery of everyone who responded to this fire yesterday and the fires today.

02/25/2026

Thank goodness for Harmony Equine Center.

02/25/2026

This is true.

Not every win looks like a trophy… sometimes it looks like showing up again when no one sees it. Every rider knows this feeling…
You fall, you learn, you adjust… and you ride again.

That’s where real confidence lives — not in perfection, but in persistence. If you’ve ever had to try again after a tough ride, drop a 🤎 in the comments… and tag a rider who needs this reminder today.

02/25/2026

02/25/2026

Multiple County local and regional resources are responding to a large grass fire in the area of Highway 113 mile post 12 residence in the area are being encouraged to evacuate if you believe you are in the front of this fire stay tuned for emergency alert alerts from Logan County.