Last weekend my husband and I got into the car for a leisurely drive and one area that we wanted to see was a nearby lake called Stumpy Meadows. This is one of the areas that was hit hard by last year’s King Fire. Having downloaded the photos, I wanted to share with you photos that I took last July 2014, which was two months before the fire hit. The enormity of the devastation can be seen when you compare the two sets of photos. What is most sad, is that this fire was started by a fellow who had too much to drink and his campfire got out of hand.
The first photo is from July 2014, and the one that immediately follows is from last weekend.
Looking east
Looking east 2015
Across the lake
Across the lake 2015
Stumps
Stumps 2015
Looking south
Looking south 2015
The Point
The Point 2015
What a difference eh? And, it is so sad to see the devastation.
Thanks for stopping by today. I hope that you have a great weekend. Be well… ^..^
BEAUTIFUL photos Barb!
Why thank you!
Wow, Barb, even without the effects of the fire, you can see what difference a year makes for the drought!
The water level change is amazing isn’t it?
The impact of the wrong person can out do the impact of so many who worked to preserve it.
They sure can!
There will be a lot of places like that this year. It has been a terrible year for wildfires. What a shame!
There are too many. May we all get the rains that we need…
It is sad, and more so when it is done by a careless person. If I were king of the county I’d have that person out in the forest replanting saplings rather than have him languish in a jail cell. Your photos should remind us all to be careful with fire no matter were we are. The forest will return, it just takes a lifetime.
It does take a lifetime!