Many of my favorite walking areas burned this summer so most of my images these days reflect the effects of fire. I apologize if you’re tired of them. Think how I must feel, seeing this and smelling this everyday; wiping ash from the dogs’ feet before they come in on a wet day.
It will be better when the snow falls and next spring I look forward to lots of green grasses and vibrant wildflowers.
These photos are from near the start of the Cougar Flats Fire, part of the Carlton Complex.
Eerily beautiful on a sunny fall day.
Imagine how hot it burned through here.
Some areas suffered patchy ground fires and the trees survived.
These elderberries did not survive
Guthrie
New grasses sprouted this fall from areas that didn’t burn too hot.
Fall colors contrasted with burned trees.
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