OK,
it’s not quite as exciting as an unplanned forest fire, but Jonathan Dickinson
State Park had a prescribed burn in a section of the park (luckily not at our
campground). A large portion of the park is full of saw palmettos and slash
pines. The underbrush burns up over the years so they burn each portion of the
park every 3-5 years. The
burn was started along the road. Firemen were in several places watching the
fire to make sure it didn’t go out of control.
It
was pretty smoky, but at least we were driving. Several people we spoke to road
their bikes through the area. They mentioned trying to hold their breath while
pedaling quickly.
Flames!
Besides the smell of smoke, we could hear the fire crackling.
We
could see the smoke seven miles away.
Firemen
checking along the edges a few hours later were making sure the fire wasn’t
going to spread.
The
plants come back quickly. This is what the palmettos look like just 3 months after a fire.
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