Creek Fire Aftermath
This view shows how devastating the fire was to the forest. This picture was taken at around 7,000 feet in elevations and nothing is growing in this area yet. The cold weather has kept the ground plants from being able to germinate yet. The only colors I saw around here were brown and black.
In the lower elevations the flowers are starting to grow and the area will probably look pretty awesome in about a month. This area will need to warm up a little bit to catch up.
If you look in the distance at the mountain covered in snow, the fire started on the other side of that mountain. I drove the Sierra Vista Scenic Byway and for 30 miles I saw nothing but burnt land from the Creek Fire. When you think about how far the fire traveled to get to where I took this picture, it is pretty mind boggling. The fire burned just shy of 400,000 acres of land or 330 square miles. That is a lot of burned land.
Creek Fire Aftermath
This view shows how devastating the fire was to the forest. This picture was taken at around 7,000 feet in elevations and nothing is growing in this area yet. The cold weather has kept the ground plants from being able to germinate yet. The only colors I saw around here were brown and black.
In the lower elevations the flowers are starting to grow and the area will probably look pretty awesome in about a month. This area will need to warm up a little bit to catch up.
If you look in the distance at the mountain covered in snow, the fire started on the other side of that mountain. I drove the Sierra Vista Scenic Byway and for 30 miles I saw nothing but burnt land from the Creek Fire. When you think about how far the fire traveled to get to where I took this picture, it is pretty mind boggling. The fire burned just shy of 400,000 acres of land or 330 square miles. That is a lot of burned land.