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Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile
Interesting stuff - I agree, the most striking images (for me) were not the ones of the destruction, they were of new growth springing up so quickly. Amazing, the resiliency of life. . .
Back in 1995 I took a week's vacation in Yellowstone park - this was about 10 years after the huge fires that devastated parts of it. I still have some of the photos - it was amazing. From about eye level up in many places there was nothing except for blackened "sticks" that were formerly tree trunks - for miles in every direction. From eye level down it was lush green vegetation. Pretty amazing contrast. I imagine parts of Malibu will look similar soon (different due to lack of old-growth forest trees, but you get the idea).
Thanks for sharing.
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I was on the Selway River in Idaho during the Yellowstone fires and even there, the valleys were filled with smoke. I also traveled through Yellowstone in August of '91 and could still see the devastation. Around the same time, I also visited the Custer Battlefield right after that fire and was amazed at how flat the prairies looked without the grasses.
As with all the fires around our area, there will be new growth and plants that haven't been seen for 100 years or that were thought to be extinct. Lack of fire, prevents certain seeds from propgating and also prevents certain plants from thriving, due to the other plant life. For all of the bad that has come out of these fires, good has come as well. These fires are needed from time to time. Unfortunately, we live in these areas as well, but that is part of living on this planet - fires, earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, volcanoes.
I am glad to share the photos.
Dave