Alpine Lake Fire Circumnavigation Tour 2005 (12 photos)
Plane Overhead
Plane and smoke were both closer than we'd prefer, when we arrived at Way of the Wilderness 8/6/05
Sag Lake Sunset
Looking south from Long Island on Big Sag at sunset 8/9/05
Red Rock Smoke
Smoke was rising from the forest just off the east shore as we paddled south through Red Rock Lake, 8/10/05
Loon Spread
A loon spreads it's wings just as I snap a photo - Alpine Lake 8/11/05
Lance and a ledge
Lance rides a small ledge coming out of Magnetic Lake
Gunflint Lake Launch
Lance, myself, and Eric as we get ready to launch at the Gunflint Lake landing
Chasing Fire on the Gunflint Trail
We followed these fire trucks up the Gunflint Trail on 8/6/05, the day the Alpine Lake fire broke
Sunrise on Devils Elbow
Sunrise on Devil's Elbow Lake, 8/8/05
Alpine Lake Sunrise
Sunrise 8/11/05, on Alpine Lake
Fire Fighting
A CL-215 flies into the Alpine Lake Fire zone to drop water
Alpine Lake Campsite
Our last 2 nights were spent on this campsite in the southwest of Alpine Lake
Saganaga Sunrise
Even during a time when the biggest part of your day was spent watching and listening to the battle against a forest fire, there were times of peace and solutide; this was a very still morning on Saganaga, 8/10/05
