The next month, June, I hiked in the burned area and it looked like this:
Nine months later, it doesn't look much better. There has been almost no rain to encourage new growth. There are tiny spots of green where vegetation is reestablishing, but truly it still looks like a wasteland.
On the other hand, hiking here is still beautiful in its own way. We shared the trails with birds
horses
and other hikers.
There are so many exciting places to explore
like the Chumash lodge
tops of hills
dry creek gullies
shale slides
Sometimes you just have to stop and sit until you catch your second wind.
Were we really down in that valley?
Did we really hike that far?
Yes, we were.
Yes, we did.
6 comments:
These photos make the drought and fire destruction more real to me...but you are right, there is beauty even in this, and I hope that the land will recover. Bravo on a successful hike, and thank you for letting us see some of it, Linda :)
Such a different look from the time I hiked there back in the day. Great outing with the littles!
There is beauty in ashes and how they change the landscape over time! You had a good workout besides being out in nature! So good to see the little ones, the older one and you!
That sounds like fun!
That's an impressive hike for your two young ones! A happy memory, and the pictures take us there with you. You look wonderful, by the way. Mary P
Goodness, what beauty can come from seeming destruction! Ros
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