Angeles Fire Damage - Station Fire Aftermath
Station Fire Damage - Angeles National Forest
Station Fire Aftermath - Angeles National Forest
Angeles Fire Aftermath - Station Fire Damage
Angeles National Forest - Station Fire Aftermath
All shots were taken with Pentax K10D and DA* 16-50mm lens, by Tim Lavelle.
I figure these speak for themselves, but everything should look like the green forest in the foreground. I’ve honestly never seen anything like this, and the closest I could compare the area to looking would be that of post-nuclear Hiroshima or Nagasaki. There is nothing left out there. Miles and miles of forest burned to a crisp, leaving nothing but dirt and ash in it’s wake. This terrible tragedy could have been averted, had we allowed smaller forest fires to burn through the area in the past few decades, clearing up old debris and leaving room for new growth. Devastating forest fires such as this will continue as long as we keep interfering with Nature’s way.
These were shot on December 20th, 2009 from “Echo Rock” on top of Mt. Wilson. You are looking North / North-East. That’s Mt. Baldy in the right side of the frame of shot #5. It’s snow cap was deposited by a storm two weeks ago, but it’s melting quickly, and will most likely be gone in early January unless another storm rolls through. Fortunately, the San Gabriel River needed water badly, and this run-off has provided just that. Other than the area completely destroyed by the Station Fire, the rest of Angeles is alive and strong. And besides- that forest will return- eventually. It’s just that none of us will still be around to see it.
Nature works on a much longer scale than we do!
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Wow totally desolate!
[...] wanted to get back to the peak to get a look at the devastation wrought by the recent Station Fire so I could document the damage with my camera. I had attempted to do the same thing a couple months [...]
So sad. And what about all the animals, birds, insects…..such massive suffering. Thanks for posting.
[...] is probably closed for the next few years at the minimum. Check out these pictures of the Angeles National Forest Fire damage. The aftermath of the Station Fire is not at all [...]