by Wing Nut » Tue May 24, 2005 12:55 pm
When we lived in California, we were frequent visitors to Yosemite. We would take off in the middle of the night to drive the 2 hours and watch the sun come up over the valley. It's incredible.
This particular night, we arrived in the valley to find it filled with smoke from a controlled burn to remove the excess vegetation that would cause a real serious fire. Somehow we had gone past the roadblocks, or perhaps they had been removed, as the fire was out. However, as we got deeper into the valley, we passed through an area that had obviously just been burned. The smoke filled the entire valley, and the trees were still glowing with burning embers, and even small fires on the trees here and there.
As dangerous as it might have been, the temptation was too great and we got out of the car and walked into the woods about a hundred yards. It was pitch black except for the orange glow, and the only sound was the occasional popping from the smoldering trees.
It was the most incredible thing I have ever seen and my attempts here cannot begin to describe it...
Kevin
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