One thing about traveling... there's never a dull moment. Take for instance, yesterday. You might not be aware, but there is a bush fire currently burning in the Lebec area, of Tejon Pass (in California, just north of LA on Interstate 5). It has scorched through 1,100 acres so far. I call it: Brush Fire gone Wild.
I give a lot of credit to the firefighters. They are dealing with elements of a wildfire such as; cross-country hiking, standing on steep slopes (I'm sure they endure bruises, cuts, & scrapes), lifting and moving branches/brush/debris out of the way, working for long hours, even weeks on end to put them out. And in this case, they are putting up with 104 degree temperatures outside (as per my thermometer on the dash) to go along with that extense heat, of the fire. That has got to be one dangerous, sweaty job. It involves a lot of physical and mental effort to contain a massive fire like this one.
As I neared Lebec, CA the smoke loomed high in the sky. In the air was helicopters and airplanes, fighting to get this fire under control. There are houses/business at stake should this fire spread further.
I give a lot of credit to the firefighters. They are dealing with elements of a wildfire such as; cross-country hiking, standing on steep slopes (I'm sure they endure bruises, cuts, & scrapes), lifting and moving branches/brush/debris out of the way, working for long hours, even weeks on end to put them out. And in this case, they are putting up with 104 degree temperatures outside (as per my thermometer on the dash) to go along with that extense heat, of the fire. That has got to be one dangerous, sweaty job. It involves a lot of physical and mental effort to contain a massive fire like this one.
As I neared Lebec, CA the smoke loomed high in the sky. In the air was helicopters and airplanes, fighting to get this fire under control. There are houses/business at stake should this fire spread further.
As I got closer to the fire, I saw part of the mountain smoldering. This part must be some what under control already. But I'm not completely sure.
And as I came around the side of the mountain, I could see flames shooting up tall. I stared in awe. And then realized, I had put my camera down; instead of getting pictures. I swear the flames made the smoke light up in orange.
At one point the sun peirced through the smoke.
There were choppers refueling on the ground. There were choppers in the sky, headed off to dump water on the flames.
Then I got to the backside of the mountain. I took a look back to see a big puff of smoke hanging in the air, like a mushroom cloud. I snapped a couple shots in the mirror, looking behind me.
As I traveled further away, all I could see was smoke drifting above in the skies. And a slight burning smell in the air.
I spotted another part of the mountain, that was smoldering, down further from the brush fire. It appeared to be somewhat under control. And a helicopter was there fighting it.
And the most amazing thing to me, was at the end of the day. How that smokey sky, created the most beautiful sunset. Although, it was very hard to look directly into. I think the camera lens really captured it.
The last shot before the sun completely vanished behind the mountains. The warm glow it gave... breath-taking.
No comments:
Post a Comment