Now, here are some photos that do not show any of the burn area at Skilak Lake, but are in the same area of the Kenai Wildlife Refuge and one of my very favorite hiking areas.
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More photos from today from the Kenai Wildlife Refuge where a wildfire raged in 2019. It's still absolutely breathtaking!
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Wildfires are pretty notorious in Alaska because so much can be damaged in a small amount of time. In 2019, there was a massive wildfire near where I live on the Kenai Peninsula, Swan Lake Fire, that was caused by lightning and destroyed 167,000 acres including much of the Skilak Lake Road area inside of the Kenai Wildlife Refuge. Hubby and I went out there today and walked around a good bit. It's stunning to me how much beauty can be found in utter destruction. Here are some photos I took today and will share more in another post...
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