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Swan Lake Fire, Alaska

The Swan Lake Fire in Alaska burned June through October of 2019, the year my sister moved to Alaska. The fire, caused by lightening, burned through 170,000 acres of black Spruce forest.
Driving through the area five years later was horrifying. Some grasses by the side of the road have greened the area but the landscape is barren as far as the eye can see for what feels like forever.
Non-scientific impressions: all that standing dead wood remains a fire hazard.

-MT

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