he spring morning started the same as any other for writer Carmen Baca. But around 2 p.m. on April 6, 2022, from her home in Cañoncito de las Manuelitas, Baca noticed smoke snaking across the sky off Hermits Peak. Five days later, the first caravan of state police arrived and warned her that the fires were closing in.
Carmen Baca
Nov 21, 2023
2 minutes
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