LeHardy Fire, Yellowstone National Park

Artist: Bryan Peterson
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LeHardy Fire, Yellowstone National Park

This image was captured 6 days after the start of the LeHardy Fire in east Yellowstone National Park. The fire started on July 30, 2008 in a powerline corridor and is suspected to have been caused by the power lines. As of July 11th the fire perimeter was approximately 23 miles long with the fire consuming about 11,960 acres of forest lands.
This image is made up of 3 images stitched together using PanaView Image Maker and then processed in Photoshop.

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LeHardy Fire, Yellowstone National Park by Bryan Peterson

Ryan Cheney

this is a lovely image… Fires make interesting subject matter.
Bryan Peterson replied

I agree Ryan. I fought forest fires in the early 70s and retired from the fire department in 2005. Fire has always been an intrest of mine. Also it’s much less work capturing images of fires than digging fire lines around them.
courier

Wow. This could be an historical shot. Very interesting.
Bryan Peterson replied

I didn’t think of that when taking the images, maybe I should contact the Park Service and see if they would like a copy. Thanks Courier
Squealia

Fabulous image, tragic about the destruction it must have caused
Bryan Peterson replied

Thanks Squealia. Unfortunately this fire was caused by the actions of humans. The natural fires in this and all parts of the country are actually benificial though. Many of the trees (pines) around this part of the country need fire to open the cones and release the seeds for new generations of trees. And life goes on.
debscam

Great capture.
Bryan Peterson replied

Thanks Deb
SharonD

Good capture Bryan.
Bryan Peterson replied

Thanks Sharon
GailD

It’s a great image Bryan. It’s a shame about the fire though.
Bryan Peterson replied

Thanks Gail. It will bring new life eventually but unfortunately this one was caused by actions of man and not mother nature.
mwfoster

Great shot I was up there covering the fires back in 1988 when lakeside camp burned to the ground. lightning strike was the cause that year
Bryan Peterson replied

Thanks for the comment MW. I’m a retired firefighter and fought forest fires for the State of WA back in the early 70’s. I still get the urge to grab a shovel and get on the fireline when I see these types of events.
Gary L. Suddath

wow stunning shot
Bryan Peterson replied

Thanks Gary I’m glad you enjoyed the image
julie08

wow – this is just perfect:)
Bryan Peterson replied

Thanks Julie!