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Santa Rosa Island,
Channel Islands National Park, CA

The High Sierra Trail:
Day 6

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Grass Mountain,
Los Padres National Forest, CA

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#DUKEFOX was diving around in the snow this mornin #DUKEFOX was diving around in the snow this morning like a playful excited puppy, and of course all I managed to capture was the aftermath. šŸ˜†
Iā€™ll never understand the perception of these in Iā€™ll never understand the perception of these intelligent, stealth, beauties as varmin to be loathed and feared. Instead, I find myself privileged and grateful for any moment in their presence. #coyote #canislatrans
I love when #coloRADo pretends to be Utah šŸ’› I love when #coloRADo pretends to be Utah šŸ’›
Fresh dusting of snow this morning ā„ļø Please s Fresh dusting of snow this morning ā„ļø Please send more. #DUKEFOX
The headwaters of the mighty Colorado River, barel The headwaters of the mighty Colorado River, barely recognizable on my run the other day. As evacuations finally lifted last week, we and the rest of the community begin the slow recovery process from the #easttroublesomefire - the 2nd largest fire in coloRADo history. More than 400 homes and structures were lost, and the damage to the landscape is beyond devestating. I couldnā€™t stop crying as I ran through this moonscape the other day. Deafening silence of no birds or wildlife or movement other than my own two feet. The air smelling strong of charred loss. There were dead fish all over the river bottom which broke my heart...how long will it take the animals and this ecosystem recover? How long will it take for humans to rebuild their lives? As the media moves on, the Grand Lake community, Rocky Mountain National Park, and the National Forests start salvaging, and processing the loss. As I write this snow is falling, covering much of the devastation in deceptive fluffy white. It likely wonā€™t be again til May that the landscape will thaw enough to grasp the damage again. While the media spotlight has moved, while you might be tired of hearing about it - I will keep sharing. Itā€™s important that we all realize (including myself) that though the cameras turn off, the damage doesnā€™t just go away. You can help victims of the fire recover by donating to the @grand.foundation.
Hereā€™s a moment of zen during this wild moment. Hereā€™s a moment of zen during this wild moment. Unfortunately, this area burned in the #easttroublesomefire...but I have big hope for the meadows and grasses returning with a healthy vengeance next year. The nutrients from the ash will hopefully give the grasslands a boost - and the grasses will pass it in to the animals. A cycle of healing. The forest will take many decades to recover - but I have hope that this seasonal pond and itā€™s grasses will perhaps be better off. šŸŒ¾ #moose #coloRADo
Letā€™s celebrate something else the #easttroubles Letā€™s celebrate something else the #easttroublesomefire spared. This glaciated valley that the East Inlet flows through is one of the most pristine treasures in RMNP, and itā€™s one of the most beautiful places Iā€™ve seen. The whole river from itā€™s source above Fifth Lake at nearly 12ā€™000ā€™, to its end in Grand Lake 9 miles away, is stunning every step of the way and it has been spared. Itā€™s equally pristine neighbor, North Inlet, was not so lucky. This week fire crews put in containment lines along the trail to keep the fire from burning from North Inlet into this valley. It felt like the one big victory for the western side of RMNP that lost so much, and for the wildlife that thrives in this valley. šŸ§” #rockymountainnationalpark #grandlake #eastinlet
An unlikely survivor. Yesterday, they finally allo An unlikely survivor. Yesterday, they finally allowed us back in to the evacuation zone for 2 hours to view the damage. For 10 days we were convinced she was dust. I mistakenly called it a miracle, but itā€™s unfair to call it that. What it really was, was a massive heroic effort of brave and selfless men and women, total strangers, whoā€™s name I will never know. People that risked their lives, some of whom lost their own homes that night, that I can never thank. Not a miracle. Iā€™m filled with the most immense gratitude Iā€™ve ever felt in my life, yet its tough to find joy. Every house on the other side of the street is gone. I watched a neighbor collapse in the middle of the street in tears yesterday when he saw everything of his was lost. I canā€™t find joy during such immense loss. If you look west from our front door, if you could see for 20 miles, everything in that direction is burntā€¦until you get here. Our street was the first line of defense the firefighters had that night. Neighbors listening to the police scanner said it was all going down on our street. The fire hydrant in the front yard was the center of everything. At 2am scanner listeners heard, ā€œWe canā€™t save the houses on the left. Save the houses on the right.ā€ That was us. The right. The fire burned within a foot of the cabin on 3 sides. I still cant wrap my head around how they saved it. And to put into perspective the thoughtfulness of the firefighters that night, amidst a wall of flames, someone took the American flag off the cabin so it wouldnā€™t burn. We found it stuck safely in a log in a neighbors backyard. The flag is scarred with burn holes, and I think it tells the story of that night: a selfless firefighter, amidst smoke and fury saving not just a house, but a flag. Theres smoke damage, ash coating everything, frozen pipes, roof damage, but as for 10 days it was believed she was gone, Iā€™m grateful for these problems. And yet, there is a real true miracle in thisā€¦.the ashy fox prints in the snow around the house. A certain little lady out-foxed the fire. Now that is a miracle. šŸ¦Š #easttroublesomefire
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