Fire Burns Down My Favorite Walking Trail.

[Tick]

Last night I stood outside my house looking down the street at smoke billowing from a brush fire that started at my local walking trail. I have hung out in these woods long before the trail existed and have loved walking there with my family and by myself as an adult. This really bums me out.
Pictures I have taken there...




Pictures from last night...




and the one that really bothers me...

 

[lonestar]

I can relate.  My favorite camping spot in the Sierra's had a fire roll through it about ten years ago.  It is just now getting back to its beautiful self.






That last pic is just awesome looking though.

[El Barto]

That's a bummer. 

[PuffyPat]

Same thing happened to me a few weeks ago, but luckily the fire burned out pretty quick and it was able to be contained.

[gmillerdrake]

Dang! That was a pretty large fire. Has it been established how it started? Bummer that your favorite walk has been taken a way for a bit, but perhaps it will spring back to life bigger, better and more beautiful.

[lateralus88]

Okay.

[Tripp]

It's just lens flare.

[Chino]

That sucks... but how does a fire in the woods prevent you from walking through the woods once it's out? Is that bridge the only access?

[AcidLameLTE]

I'm pretty sure it's more to do with the fire ruining the natural beauty on the trail than anything.

[Chino]

I'm pretty sure it's more to do with the fire ruining the natural beauty on the trail than anything.

Yeah, but that will grow back in a year or two, especially after a fire. Burnt forrest is one of the best vegitation sources for new plant life.

[antigoon]

[El Barto]

I'm pretty sure it's more to do with the fire ruining the natural beauty on the trail than anything.

Yeah, but that will grow back in a year or two, especially after a fire. Burnt forrest is one of the best vegitation sources for new plant life.

Underbrush will, but the trees are a different matter.

On the bright side, there's beauty to be found all over the place; including burned forests. 
https://englishrussia.com/2010/09/09/the-dead-forest-after-the-fire/

[kirksnosehair]

I do a lot of hiking and encounter burned out stuff quite frequently.   It sucks when things burn because some dickhead threw a lit cigarette out the car window or because some drunk asshole doesn't put out their campfire the right way, but when it's by nature's hand, it is what it is.

[bosk1]

I do a lot of hiking and encounter burned out stuff quite frequently.   It sucks when things burn because some dickhead threw a lit cigarette out the car window or because some drunk asshole doesn't put out their campfire the right way, but when it's by nature's hand, it is what it is.

Same here.

But part of the problem out here is that the environmental pendulum has swung way too far in terms of protectionism to the point that controlled burns and other means of controlling vegetation aren't done.  So basically, the state of CA is a huge tinderbox, and whenever fires start, they can get WAY out of control very quickly.  It's sad that we do not seem to recognize out here that some controlled destruction is more beneficial for long-term preservation than just letting things go wild.  I mean, don't get me wrong--nature in its most natural state is amazing.  But since we live in a society where people love to flock to the outdoors, and since we are sometimes careless when we are there (some more than others, obviously), that is not a good mix with keeping things completely in their untouched, natural state.

[Tick]

That sucks... but how does a fire in the woods prevent you from walking through the woods once it's out? Is that bridge the only access?

Yes. Its a connecting bridge that takes you a quarter mile over the marsh. Without it, there is no trail to walk.

[Tick]

Okay.

It's just lens flare.

These are necessary? Seriously.

[kirksnosehair]

I do a lot of hiking and encounter burned out stuff quite frequently.   It sucks when things burn because some dickhead threw a lit cigarette out the car window or because some drunk asshole doesn't put out their campfire the right way, but when it's by nature's hand, it is what it is.

Same here.

But part of the problem out here is that the environmental pendulum has swung way too far in terms of protectionism to the point that controlled burns and other means of controlling vegetation aren't done.  So basically, the state of CA is a huge tinderbox, and whenever fires start, they can get WAY out of control very quickly.  It's sad that we do not seem to recognize out here that some controlled destruction is more beneficial for long-term preservation than just letting things go wild.  I mean, don't get me wrong--nature in its most natural state is amazing.  But since we live in a society where people love to flock to the outdoors, and since we are sometimes careless when we are there (some more than others, obviously), that is not a good mix with keeping things completely in their untouched, natural state.

No argument from me on that.  I used to live there.    Pretty close to Yosemite.  Like anything else in life, environmental protection can be taken to extremes.  I have, however, seen plenty of so-called "prescribed burns" end up destroying a lot of property.    So it can cut both ways.

[senecadawg2]

But part of the problem out here is that the environmental pendulum has swung way too far in terms of protectionism to the point that controlled burns and other means of controlling vegetation aren't done.  So basically, the state of CA is a huge tinderbox, and whenever fires start, they can get WAY out of control very quickly.  It's sad that we do not seem to recognize out here that some controlled destruction is more beneficial for long-term preservation than just letting things go wild.  I mean, don't get me wrong--nature in its most natural state is amazing.  But since we live in a society where people love to flock to the outdoors, and since we are sometimes careless when we are there (some more than others, obviously), that is not a good mix with keeping things completely in their untouched, natural state.

This is a very serious problem that most people don't know about. Controlled burns can be super beneficial for the ecology.

[bosk1]

It's just lens flare.

These are necessary? Seriously.

No, but come on--you have to admit, it was funny.

No argument from me on that.  I used to live there.    Pretty close to Yosemite.  Like anything else in life, environmental protection can be taken to extremes.  I have, however, seen plenty of so-called "prescribed burns" end up destroying a lot of property.    So it can cut both ways.

Yeah, I'm sure there are problems on that side of it too. 

[Tick]

It's just lens flare.

These are necessary? Seriously.

No, but come on--you have to admit, it was funny.

It did have some humor to it. Lateralus88 on the other hand loves to troll in any thread I start. Its tiresome. I don't bother with him so I don't understand why he has to do it.

[lateralus88]

Lateralus88 on the other hand loves to troll in any thread I start. Its tiresome. I don't bother with him so I don't understand why he has to do it.

[bosk1]

Lat, knock it off.  I've noticed the same thing.

[Pols Voice]

That's sad. Fires have burned through two hiking areas I liked in CA, so I know how it feels.