A combination of work busyness and recent rain closures … along with a desire to not get too depressed … have prevented me from driving through the Station Fire burn area to take pictures, but it didn’t stop the GeekHiker, who made the trip last weekend.
He posted a pretty stark set of photos on Flickr yesterday, and the images are not for the faint of heart.
![station fire burn area angeles national forest](https://modernhiker.com/wp-content/images/burnpic.jpg)
Barbara from Wild Suburbia also wrote in to say she got to take some pictures in the burn area, astutely noting, “It is easy to take dramatic pictures in a burn area. It is impossible to convey the emotional impact of seeing such large scale destruction.”
I think her fellow hikers have a pretty good idea of what she was going through when she saw this, though:
The roads in the National Forest will most likely close again during this weekend’s wet weather, but GeekHiker’s post gives a good idea of what it’s like to drive in the area – there are a lot of rangers around, and if you step off the pavement, you’ll get a ticket – so if you do manage to get up there, please pay attention to the posted rules and guidelines!
Tags: Angeles National Forest, burn area, Photography, station fire