Paint Pots and Marble Canyon - Aug.3, 2013
"Holy Shit" was the term chosen by the helicopter pilot, as he gazed down with amazement towards the burning inferno below. And so it is to this day, the lightening strikes of July 31, that gave birth to five forest fires in Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, is known as the Holy Shit fire of 2003. Three days ahead of the fire's 10th anniversary, we walked through the burnt out spires which are now standing along side a new generation of lodgepole pine trees. Also an abundant supply of common fireweed, twinflower, paintbrush and other assorted wild-flowers fill in the open areas. A natural thinning out process of the pines will allow shade tolerant spruce and fir trees to again become the dominant species in the forest. A hundred years or so from now, these trees will have passed their prime, and once again Nature will set upon another fire to give the forest a new birth.
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