I am back in New Hampshire, after having trimmed two days each off the start and the end of my visit to Colorado. It was a gamble, traveling to a locale mere miles from a wildfire that has now consumed 66,000 acres. For most of my stay the portable air purifier and the masks seemed to provide adequate protection, but once that cloud of ash and smoke blew in, I decided that cutting my trip short was the only sensible option.
Home forty eight hours and decompressing from more than just a vacation; I’m a bit lost and inarticulate to boot. By tomorrow, I hope to find both bearings and words.
life and breath: outliving lung cancer 
So glad you made it home safely. The fires looked devastating and must have been emotional, on top of your health concerns. I bet the reunion was great, though, hope all went well.