Wildfire!

While I was driving back to work after grabbing some T-Bell for lunch (M&M's proximity to fast food is probably not a good thing), I noticed a lightning bolt shoot straight down near my apartment. I thought to myself that something just got zapped. Turns out something did.

That afternoon a coworker told me about a wildfire spreading over Green Mountain, my nearby mountain biking area. The fire was reported to be caused by lightning (which I'm guessing I saw first hand.)

The fire spread over much of the northeast side of the mountain. The above picture was taken from my parking lot.


Below is a pre-fire picture of the valley I rode through last week. Notice the deer.

Below is a picture of the same valley after the fire. As I was riding through there, I did not notice the sweet aroma of smoked venison, so I am guessing the deer got out.

All of the biking trails could clearly be seen. It was nice not having the brush scratching my legs as I rode. I would have rode up to the top to get a good overall accessment of the damage, but I heard some rumbling in the distance. I didn't want to test that ol' saying about lightning.

This houseowner probably got a little nervous.

Here is a news report about the fire on Black...I mean...Green Mountain.

http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=97092&provider=top