Saturday, October 20, 2007

Fire Scence of the Davis Creek Fires



I fought a fire in this steep valley in 1998 and six years later after I was out of the forest fire fighting business another wildfire tore through the same area. The fire in 2006 helped accomplish what we stopped it from doing in 1998.

Kootenay Lake September 2007

Saturday, October 13, 2007

Cooper Face, Mt Cooper and McKain Creek Surrounding Area

Mt Marion

The black spotting on the nearest ridge (left center) is from what I believe is from the Little Spokane Creek fire of 07'.

McKian Creek Drainage



Mt Cooper (3089 m), Spokane Glacier and McKian Creek Drainage


Surrounding mountains that usually have snow covering them at this time of year lay barren after a very dry summer of 07'. It's been reported that the West Kootenay's are in a 6 year drought.