Remembering the 2012 Niobrara River Valley Fires

Driving down the highway during the Region 24 Complex Fire was always interesting in not knowing if you were going to get where you were going to be turned back by emergency personnel stopping traffic due to the fire. The smoke from the fires could be seen for many miles.

On the evening of July 19, 2012, a lightning storm rolled through the canyons south of the Niobrara River near Johnstown that ignited an area of trees in a canyon of the Niobrara River Valley.

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Remembering the 2012 Niobrara River Valley Fires

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