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John Bartley on why he didn't evacuate during the Hermits Peak - Calf Canyon Fire, the end of his Christmas tree business, and the future of his family ranch.

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Join assistant editor Geoffrey Plant as The Taos News revisits the Hermits Peak - Calf Canyon Fire two years later in a special series. This week's guest is John Bartley, owner of the Gascon Ranch in Rociada, NM. The record breaking fire destroyed Bartley's Christmas tree business and has put the future of his 169 year old family ranch at risk. Bartley shares what protecting his home was like during the fires and the floods that ravaged shortly after. He also discusses his experience of PTSD and his hope that other who experienced the disaster find help for their trauma.

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