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Wildfires and Wild Things

view from my backyard last October during the wildfires that began October 25, 2003 in the Southern California region
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... where there's smoke there's FIre
... where there's smoke there's FIre		 ...afternoon at Chatsworth Park
...afternoon at Chatsworth Park		 ...highway to hell
...highway to hell		 ...help from above
...help from above
...view from my patio
...view from my patio		 tiny plane vs. huge fire
tiny plane vs. huge fire		 Where there is smoke, there is....
Where there is smoke, there is....		 the fire comes over the mountain..
the fire comes over the mountain..
beautiful and deadly
beautiful and deadly		 Brothers in arms.jpg
Brothers in arms.jpg		 around the corner (from my house)
around the corner (from my house)		 surreal view
surreal view
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Serkan Duzler12-Oct-2004 10:04
I eyewitnessed couple times something like that. It was really sad and scary. I saw many dead animal bodies after the fire. I'll never forget that. I'm glad that you and your family are all safe after this fire thing Christine.
Victor Tackett11-Sep-2004 23:35
I can't imagine living with the threat of wildfire (I live in a rain forest). The photo titled "Highway to Hell" is very impressive.
Cristine Varney27-Aug-2004 00:39
Actually, at the time of this fire, there were so many going on in Southern California, that were worse, and ours was scarey, but I am such an optimist. My Dad was an Los Angeles City Firefighter for 30 years. (I believe the fires began on Oct. 25, 2004. I remember the date, as we were driving home from Nevada, and passed by the begining of three of the four. Weird, huh?) I should post some of the other shots, as we were coming through the Mojave Dessert, near Victorville. There were gigantic white clouds, full of puffy texture and quite beautiful. I thought they were thunderheads at first. Nope...smoke. I, up until then, only witnessed they grey-brown and dusty looking smoke. The shots in the park were so vivid, and to witness the colors in person, I almost felt guilty because my eyes were enjoying the vivid smoke filtered light, causing the greens to really pop (no pun ;). My son lives at Lake Arrowhead in the San Bernardino Mountains (don't know where you are), the area was really hit hard, and was ordered to mandatorily evacuate. Basically, there is one good, main road up the mountain...the rim of the world highway, and it truly feels like it as one drives up. There is a back way, down the other side, but is narrower and way out of most everyone's way. Anyway..long story short..he never evacuated (I was so peeved with him), but his house did not burn (not because he was there...just good fortune, and prayer). So here we all are, today. Thank you for your words and your views, Steven. Warm regards, cristine
Steven Adams26-Aug-2004 23:10
You must have been sweating bulletts (NO PUN INTENDED) over this. I don't how or if you kept your sannity with out devine intervention. Glad you made it through!!
Cristine Varney20-Aug-2004 23:44
I appreciate your concern..thank you so much. Yes. I was fortunate. The heroic efforts of the Fire Dept. saved the day, not to mention lives and property. There were many in the State (California) not so fortunate.
james200219-Aug-2004 19:45
Can't imagine looking out my window and seeing the likes of these photos. Hope you were spared!
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