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Jackie Arnal
Photo Date:
07/19/2013
The Dollar Lake Fire burned 6,300 acres on Mount Hood's flanks. It was started by lightning on August 26, 2011.
Tyler Yates
Photo Date:
08/02/2014
The Carlton Complex fire, still burning as of today in Washington.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
06/09/2013
A redwood shows signs of burning in Muir Woods. Fires in old-growth forests were largely beneficial and a naturally occurring process.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
07/21/2013
Nearly 20 years after the Charlton Fire at Waldo Lake, burned trees still stand along the trail circling the lake.
Sara Carroll
Photo Date:
04/11/2014
The Biscuit Fire in 2002 consumed nearly 500,000 acres in Southern Oregon's Kalmiopsis Wilderness. It burned for almost six months.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
02/16/2013
In 2008, the Gnarl Ridge Fire on Mount Hood's northeastern flank came close to destroying the Tilly Jane A-Frame and Cloud Cap Inn.
Michael Reese
Beaver Creek Fire, July 2016
Michael Reese
Cody, WY, August 2016