COLANN Loc: Pahiatua Tararua New Zealand

Hi just a follow up from last weeks posting on Bush fire near home, just week after my last trip, I went up to have another look and was really surprised to see how with the help of some good rain, everywhere had really greened up.it was good to see after the uncertainty of the last few months,
now I have tried to post this several times, and apologies to all if I have ,managed to do so .

Bonang H/wy after the fire,

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Recovery on the way

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now someone is keen, but not in this wet weather, seen in the middle of the bush fire area,MAD

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HEART Loc: God's Country - COLORADO

Wow - those photos are tough to watch. We'd experienced a number of deadly fires here in Colorado. Almost was trapped in the Haymen Fire, here in Colorado. Cutting wood in the national forest and saw large plumes of smoke rising about 2 miles from were we were cutting. My wife said, "Is that a cloud?" as she pointed to it. In minutes it had doubled; I grabbed all of our equipment and drove out. When we were finally in cell range, I called our kids in Colorado Springs to ask if there were any reports of a fire? They were screaming on the phone, telling us to get down to Woodland Park - the fire was moving a mile in just a few minutes! Listened to the local reports, and the rest was history:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayman_Fire

Your photos show the devastation, just as we experienced in Hayman. Trust you'll never have to experience another fire! Thanks for your photos - it's always a tragedy to witness such destruction. Great series!

COLANN Loc: Pahiatua Tararua New Zealand

Thank you Heart for your reply, and the link you sent me, yes it doesn't matter where you are in this world , bush fires are not what you really want to experience, The only good thing about this one, was as it was quite remote, there where no human fatalities, but as usual the wild life suffered, at the height of the fire the perimeter was 590k, or approx. 370miles, and at one time we in our small town was in danger, but thanks to a BIG wind shift, we had no problems,
cheers Colin ,,Orbost Victoria, Australia.

HowardPepper Loc: Palm Coast, FL

Thanks for sharing COLANN, these photos remind me of the devastation we had here during the wild fires of 1998 in Flagler, Volusia, and St. Johns counties here in Florida. I can still smell the smoke, and see the glow of the fires in the night sky, and the constant rain of ashes from them.

Hal81 Loc: Bucks County, Pa.

Thanks for the update Colann. We have some bad ones here in the states. A campfire unattended or not put out can cause a lot of damage. I think one in Calafornia was set by kids.