Today's sky watch Friday post comes from just North of Jackson Hole. I would like to tell you just where I was but since this was the first time I had ever been back this road I really don't know. We were in the Tetons for the rut last year and this prescribed burn had been going on for a couple of days, like all firemen it got the best of us and we had to take a drive to the area to check it out. Prescribed burns are done for numerous reasons, sometimes to remove vegetation from areas in case a real fire breaks out. Other times to create a mosaic of burned fuels, resulting in a diverse wildlife habitat and vigorous plant regrowth. I do not know the reason for this one.
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It's back in the Lavender Hills, N of the Gros Ventre Rd. Purpose = improve habitat for Big Horn Sheep.
Nice shot! Looks dramatic! A relief to read it was a prescribed burn!
I thought for a moment it was a forest fire out of control....I'm glad it wasn't. It's putting lots of smoke into the sky though.
Great capture Brad, I thought it was an uncontrolled fire.
Dramatic.
Great shot, though.
The landscape is beautiful colored.
A relief to read the outcome and a beautiful capture.
Holy smokes, I thought you did not play this week. I always expected your name to be in the first 10 or something.
This is an amazing snap, as always.
Amazing photo, even if controlled I would think it can get scary sometimes.
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Often folks see these fires and don't understand that some are created intentionally and for positive purposes. Your post informs folks. Good stuff. Blue Skies.
A nice and dramatic Skywatch photo!
Great capture of the event - glad to know the fire was intentional.
Informative. The shot is both dramatic and beautiful.
Very powerful shot!
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