Smoky Sunset

 Out for a walk when the light was just right

 

 

 

 

The North Burn

Cleanup operations on the North ridge of Crater Mountain

 

Spalling on a soft granite boulder

 

Flaking

 

Yup. Even the rocks.

 

 

Reverse flakes!

 

Fire Colors

 Further photos from the Crater Mountain burn zone

These purple flowers are taking over the post fire landscape. We're not sure what they are. Definitely not fireweed.

 Mixed palette.

View toward Cathedral Park from one of the south meadows.

October on the Mountain

An afternoon on Crater Mountain

Crater Mountain burned this summer. But it feels like everything around here has burnt in the last five years. It's starting to feel normal.

Some parts are burnt thoroughly...

Some parts aren't burnt at all, and the mountain is still lively

 

Ashnola Valley

A tour of the fire zone along the Ashnola River

A hole left when a root burned to nothing

Oddly, there are a number of unburnt trees and patches along the way, including a whole meadow that stayed green: