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Aaron Ellingsen > Kalmiopsis Wilderness. Burned out Knobcone Pines loom in the fog, with Beargrass dotting the landscape as well.
Aaron Ellingsen > Inside the Kalmiopsis Wilderness, where 7 years ago the Biscuit Fire Complex burned nearly 500,000 acres including the entire wilderness area. Please view the original sized image for better detail of the devastation.
Aaron Ellingsen > One of the very few surviving pines after the fire. Stunted and twisted, it somehow has eked out a living in a very harsh environment. This tree is only about 5 feet tall, but may very well be close to a hundred years old.
Aaron Ellingsen > More tortured and twisted pines killed by the forest fire. Knobcone Pines only drop their seed cones after being killed by fire; the extreme heat signals the weather tight shells of the cones to open. Shrubby Tanoaks are making a comeback, but no signs of Pine seedlings yet after 7 years.
Aaron Ellingsen > In my opinion this was one of the most surreal scenes I have ever witnessed in nature. I hiked for miles through this area, and it literally was a sea of Azaleas and other wildflowers. The juxtoposition of the vibrant colors against the foggy skeleton trees for as far as you could see was a truly strange experience.
Aaron Ellingsen > Indian Paintbrush was one of the more prolific wildflowers to make a comeback. Notice how steep the terrain is here. It made off-trail hiking quite a chore.
Aaron Ellingsen > More wildflowers in this strange garden of death and regrowth.
Aaron Ellingsen > A 3 hour exposure from high in the Rogue Wilderness Area. The lights in the distance are from the cities of Grant's Pass, Medford, and Ashland; 40, 60, and 75 miles away respectively. The lights are not perceptible to the naked eye, and only show via the gathering of light over 180 minutes of exposure.
Aaron Ellingsen > My youngest brother, Will. Taken just as the sun rose over the mountains to the East.
Kalmiopsis Wilderness. Burned out Knobcone Pines loom in the fog, with Beargrass dotting the landscape as well.
> Kalmiopsis Wilderness. Burned out Knobcone Pines loom in the fog, with Beargrass dotting the landscape as well.
Kalmiopsis Wilderness. Burned out Knobcone Pines loom in the fog, with Beargrass dotting the landscape as well.
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