While Utah, Colorado and Arizona are being terrorized with many forest and brush fires this summer, I revisited the remains of the Dragon Bravo Fire at Kaibab National Forest in Arizona. The Aspens were fire damaged but still stood amongst the equally damaged Ponderosa Pines.
The leaves on the Aspens locally are leaving the area but it was a good autumn.
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I caught the remnants of the fall colors at Kaibab National Forest in Northern Arizona. The Aspens were pretty much leafless as a recent storm with lots of rain and high winds caused this.
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It’s a mystery to me why some Aspens have full color and Aspens nearby have already lost their leaves but that’s nature. Filmed from above at the Kaibab National Forest in Northern Arizona.
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A drive through. the Kaibab National Forest and North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park reveals new growth Aspen trees, old growth and recently fire-damaged in the park. The young Aspens at beginning of video grew after a fire there some 20 years ago. Lots of the old growth were not damaged but the Aspens inside the park were heavily damaged along with pines. The Aspens should start to bounce back in a few years and eventually look like the young Aspens at the start of this video in about 20 years.
A shout out to all those firefighters that fought to contain the devastating fire which also claimed the 100 year old Grand Canyon Lodge.
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It was quite a drive the other day, providing a ground level view.
These Aspen tree forests are near to Zion National Park but at elevations of 8 to 9,000 feet.
The Aspen tree forests of Southern Utah are starting to really pop this week so of course I had to take a look. This time from above like a bird. This area has some of the thickest stands of Aspens and this year the oranges and reds were intense. There was still some green too so these colors will be changing for awhile. Watch In HiDef at Full Screen. Music is Free As A Bird by the Beatles
Ask the Coyote in the first image. When leaveless, the Aspen shows off its trunk and branches in a surreal and abstract way. Three inches of fresh snow helped to add to the lines of the trees. These were taken on Wednesday at the Kaibab National Forest adjacent to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
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