tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697561.post-13932072686541909312007-08-09T08:53:00.000-05:002007-08-09T09:06:02.952-05:00The first two pictures are from a fire near Craig, MT, which is between Great Falls and Helena. I would call this extreme fire behavior. Amazing. All the pictures on this post are courtesy of the Billings Gazette.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_7nnmVzH2JSI/RrscwjaDzyI/AAAAAAAAAFU/0Uhaujyc0-k/s1600-h/mwf12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_7nnmVzH2JSI/RrscwjaDzyI/AAAAAAAAAFU/0Uhaujyc0-k/s320/mwf12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096699023763689250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_7nnmVzH2JSI/RrsctjaDzxI/AAAAAAAAAFM/N1N7O67o-xg/s1600-h/mwf11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_7nnmVzH2JSI/RrsctjaDzxI/AAAAAAAAAFM/N1N7O67o-xg/s320/mwf11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096698972224081682" border="0" /></a><br />The pictures below are from a fire on the southeast side of Glacier Park near Browning.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_7nnmVzH2JSI/Rrsc0TaDzzI/AAAAAAAAAFc/__jwX-g4RdE/s1600-h/mwf21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_7nnmVzH2JSI/Rrsc0TaDzzI/AAAAAAAAAFc/__jwX-g4RdE/s320/mwf21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096699088188198706" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_7nnmVzH2JSI/Rrsc5DaDz0I/AAAAAAAAAFk/0wfhqW7Ls7U/s1600-h/mwf9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_7nnmVzH2JSI/Rrsc5DaDz0I/AAAAAAAAAFk/0wfhqW7Ls7U/s320/mwf9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096699169792577346" border="0" /></a>I am always amazed how much land burns every year, and how much forest there still is afterwards. In fact, when traveling in Yellowstone Park this year I was able to witness amazing forest regrowth after the fires there 20 years ago. Seems as if things grow back just fine afterwards. Almost like it was designed that way...Aaron Ericksonnoreply@blogger.com