Friday Photos: Burn Zone

We recently drove up through part of the burn zone of this summer's High Park Fire. We didn't see any of the structures that had been destroyed, but I was struck by how close the fire had come to many of the homes that were still standing. Most were no doubt saved by the efforts of the firefighters, but I'm sure good luck helped out in some cases. 

At one point, this was the view out my car to the right:

And to the left:

The pictures look like they could have been taken miles apart instead of just across the road. It was rather eerie. But we also saw lots of evidence of new growth on the ground and know that in a few years, the area will look very different.