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.

LeHardy Fire, Yellowstone National Park belongs to the following groups:

AMERICA's National Parks and WILDLIFE Habitat, Former DPF Members, Landscape Photography, Pacific Northwest Art, Panoramas, United States and Western United States Artists and Photographers

Ryan Cheney, 3 months ago

this is a lovely image… Fires make interesting subject matter.
courier, 3 months ago

Wow. This could be an historical shot. Very interesting.
Squealia, 3 months ago

Fabulous image, tragic about the destruction it must have caused
debscam, 3 months ago

Great capture.
SharonD, 3 months ago

Good capture Bryan.
GailD, 3 months ago

It’s a great image Bryan. It’s a shame about the fire though.
Bryan Peterson in reply to Ryan Cheney’s comment, 3 months ago

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.
Bryan Peterson in reply to courier’s comment, 3 months ago

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
Bryan Peterson in reply to Squealia’s comment, 3 months ago

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.
Bryan Peterson in reply to debscam’s comment, 3 months ago

Thanks Deb
Bryan Peterson in reply to SharonD’s comment, 3 months ago

Thanks Sharon
Bryan Peterson in reply to GailD’s comment, 3 months ago

Thanks Gail. It will bring new life eventually but unfortunately this one was caused by actions of man and not mother nature.
mwfoster, 3 months ago

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
Gary L. Suddath, 3 months ago

wow stunning shot
julie08, 3 months ago

wow – this is just perfect:)
Bryan Peterson in reply to mwfoster’s comment, 3 months ago

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.
Bryan Peterson in reply to Gary L. Suddath’s comment, 3 months ago

Thanks Gary I’m glad you enjoyed the image
Bryan Peterson in reply to julie08’s comment, 3 months ago

Thanks Julie!