The Flagstaff fire is estimated at 300 acres and was suspected to be sparked by lightning. Resources have been deployed including air support to fight back the fire right outside of Boulder.
Boulder rolled in as the third most bike friendly city in the U.S. according to Bicycling magazine's annual rating.Portland, Oregon and Minneapolis, Minnesota were rated first and second.
Starting next week, scientists from Boulder’s National Center for Atmospheric Research will send airplanes packed with equipment into storms over northeastern Colorado.
