Just as Silverton prepared to lift the fire restrictions in the region, monsoon brought lightning strikes, flash floods, and mudslides very close to home.
Around 5:30 p.m. last Thursday evening, the Silverton Volunteer Fire Department received a call about a plume of smoke. Lightning had struck in Blair Gulch, near Aspen Town. 2 teams responded to the call, one from the North and one from the South…
