June 23, 2005: An aerial view shows charred structures along the Seven Springs Road northeast of Scottsdale. The Cave Creek Complex fire was sparked by lightning.
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June 23, 2005: Flames creep down the north side of Mummy Mountain Thursday.
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June 24, 2005: An old adobe home surrounded by trees is left in ruin by the Cave Creek Complex fire near Seven Springs Road in the Tonto National Forest.
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June 24, 2005: Todd Willard, with the Cave Creek District of the Tonto National Forest, surveys and assesses the loss and infrastructure damage from the Cave Creek Complex fire at a burned-out home near Seven Springs Road, about 9 miles northeast of Carefree, Adminzona. Homeowners will not be allowed to return until crews make the area safe from hazardous materials.
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June 27, 2005: The Cave Creek Complex fire in the Tonto National Forest had grown to 110,000 acres by early Monday.
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Chris Seymour looks over "The Grand One," in June 2003. Formerly the world's largest Saguaro Cactus, it was scorched by the Cave Creek Complex blaze during the first week of the fire.
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June 29, 2005: Smoke from a wildfire, as seen from Dobbins lookout atop South Mountain, drifts across the valley Wednesday.
David Kadlubowski/The Adminzona Republic
Wow now that is a story!
Ran away from home to Az... You should have gone to Ny... LOL.. Az is a little boring. Well it sounds like you are doing a great job raising her.. Good thing you figured out Loser in 4mnts rather than 4yrs.
Wow!
That is sad. I used to live in Arizona. Only for a short time though. I ran away from home to be with my boyfriend when I was in highschool. He had just left for college and I thought I couldnt live w/ out him. I lasted 4 months and realized he was such a loser. Plus I was feeling really sick and had no money to see a DR. Went crawling back to daddy only to find out I was 4 months pregnant. Somehow I managed, finished school and am raising this beautiful 12 year old girl!
What a shame
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So sad....
I know what you are going through. Fire in your backyard is scary and devestating. Beside the constant helicopters day and night make it sound like a war zone and the smoke is horrible. We had a fire when I was in Leavenworth, WA and the hillside 4 blocks from my house was flaming. We had sold a home that we had built and we couldn't close because the insurance wouldn't write the buyers policy. It was in a possible path of the fire. Luckly they kept it from coming into town, only the surrounding mountainsides and we got the house closed. Many people lost their homes.