September 28, 2020
Show us a photo (Or photos) you took that you’re most proud of. Tell us about it (them).
It’s been a bad year for forest fires all over the world. There are a couple burning in my neck of the woods right now. I can’t get to where some of these pictures were taken because the roads are closed. So, I’m using this week’s prompt as a tribute to those places.
This was taken at a small lake near Walden, CO several years ago. I believe it’s not in the way of any of the current fires. There was a fire nearby a couple of years ago, but it didn’t reach this spot. Anyway, I love how the mountains reflect in the lake.
This one was taken on the way to Red Feather, CO. I’m pretty sure those mountains in the back are part of the territory covered by one of the active fires. The wind was blowing snow off the mountains the day I took the picture.
If I was standing here now, one of the fires would be behind me. There was a mist hanging in the air that day. This is at an elevation of almost 10,000 feet.
I’ve added these two photos not because they’re all that great, but to give you an idea of what makes fighting these fires so hard. See all the deadwood on the left? That was caused by pine bark beetles. Little bugs that burrow under the bark and kill trees. They are mostly gone now (the bugs), but the trees they destroyed are what fuels these fires. The one of the right gives you an idea of the miles and miles of forest where the fires are burning with nothing to stop them.
One more picture because I want to leave you with an image of beauty. Why I chose to live where I do.
Now I’m off to see what pictures everyone else has posted. You can to, by following the links below. Until next time, stay safe!
September 28, 2020
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Lovely photos. It’s so overwhelming watching the scale of the tragedy.
I don’t know how long it will be until I can go check out the changes for myself.
Gorgeous. Maybe we’ll finally expend all the fuel that was built up over a century of ill-conceived fire suppression. We can hope that’s the benefit to this mess.
the beetle kill that is fueling these two fires all occurred with about the past ten years and there was no way to stop it. .
Beautiful photos! I need to see the horizon so live in the flatlands of Suffolk, but I can see why you want to live there.
I’ve lived near the ocean on both the east and west coasts of the US. Lots of beautiful places. but none speak to me like the mountainds do
You’re a mountain girl for sure. I remember going to Switzerland, seeing mountains and feeling shut in. Maybe if there were more mountains in the UK I’d be used to them, but I’d have to travel many hours to Wales or Scotland to see them!
They are fantastic pictures, so sad to think of what it look like now.
thanks. I have a need to go see, but dread the idea at the same time.
Nothing brings home your significance like a mountain range. And the fires are killing me. NorCal and New Mexico are two of my favorite places. I’d like to see them green again before I’m gone.
I lives in Southern OR for many years. Back when you could stick the end of a branch in the ground and with all the moisture, it would grow. Those days are gone…they’ve been in a drought for too many years.
These fires are such a tragedy, Patricia. The pictures of the mountain are very beautiful.
To us they are a tragedy, but they are part of the circle of life for forests. All the dead trees make it harder for young trees to have a good start. The fires wipe the slate clean so the earth can start over again. Intellectually, I know this. It doesn’t stop my heart from crying for what is gone.
Just stunning. There was a major forest fire on the island twenty-five years ago. I still can see some charred areas as I drive down parts of the highway.
At night, there’s a strange kind of beauty in forest fires in action, if you ever get to observe one from a safe distance.