Archive for the ‘Big Horn Fire ’ Tag
After the Big Horn Forest Fire — Image by kenne
As the first returners, ferns, and mosses are some of the greenery we see after a fire.
— kenne
The Big Horn Fire Above Sabino Canyon, June 2020 — Photo-Artistry by kenne
. . . In remembrance of last year’s Big Horn Fire in the Santa Catalina Mountains .
SCVN Friday hikes on Mt. Lemmon have Begun with more excitement than usual, Last year’s hikes being a casualty of the Big Horn Fire and the pandemic. Marshall Gulch #3 Marshall Gulch Parking Area
Leaving behind morning temperatures In the mid-eights, we gathered at Marshall Gulch To hike the Aspen Loop, combining the Aspen And Marshall Gulch trails for a 4.3-mile hike.
Marshall Gulch survived the fire, as did Most of the trail. But the Aspen Trail Wasn’t so lucky with parts that burned From the 1993 Aspen Fire burning again.
Aspen Trail (June 15, 2015)
Over the years, I watch aspens and pines And many other native plants return Among the charred remains of the Aspen Fire Only now to experience that same fate.
Last year’s fires were followed by the driest year
On record, delaying the reclamation process
And trail clearing to provide for safe hiking
On the grayest powder covering the trails.
The mountain ferns were among the plants To return only weeks after containing the fire, Providing hope to those grieving over the lose Of so much beauty found on these mountain trails. Now so exposed, the trail seems longer Each step requiring a watchful eye For this out of shape hiker, navigating The loose gravel and ankle turning rocks. Just beyond the ridge, a line of trees Was missed by the very erratic wildfire As if it turned on a dime, redirecting The firefighting crew from Montana. Soon the trail turns away from the freshly Scared land rambling among tall ponderosas Shadows formed by the whole clear Cloudless sky moving across the trail. Images by kenne
I’ve hiked the trails on Mt. Lemmon Now ten summers, where troubles cease, untangled silent knowledge contemplating A void in a world that exceeds stillness. — kenne
Mt. Lemmon, San Pedro Valley Vista Before the Big Horn Fire — Image by kenne
“You can’t divide the country up into sections and have one rule for one section
— Jon Meacham, The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels
