On our September long-weekend trip to Dawson, we past by several forest fire sites. Our peripheral vision opened as the woods dwindled to fields of blackened trunks. Some of these sites were marked by signs indicating the year of the blaze. We were surprised how little grew over the subsequent years. Usually there was low bush, or a few of what we guessed to be alders, but not much more than that.
Upon reaching Tombstone, we were also taken aback by how small the trees were. In combination with how thin the air felt, the setting made us feel like we were back in the high alpine of BC. I guess we have taken the temperate rainforest climate for granted. But though growth is slow in these parts, their results are breath taking.
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