By the Ohanapecosh River
by Belinda Greb
Title
By the Ohanapecosh River
Artist
Belinda Greb
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Photograph - Photograph, Photography
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By the Ohanapecosh River
On the east side of Mount Rainier National Park, the Ohanapecosh River is a beautiful clear and green river. We had been up river a a few hundred yards and smelled smoke. Someone had built an illegal campfire near here either the night before or even perhaps two nights earlier. Thought they buried it, the smoldering embers set the trees roots on fire and was spreading to the two large conifers. The base of one was warm to the touch.Fortunately we smelled the smoke, and after finding the smoking blackened area, I got my 6 gallon water storage container to douse the area over and over again for 45 minutes, waiting for help (since I had flagged down a woman who said she would contact a ranger). When no one came, I had my niece take over getting water from the river while I left to contact the park rangers, since flagging other people down had not resulted in any one offering to help. The park ranger dispatched 4 rangers who helped to dig out the underground fire, cut the burned roots, and continuing to douse the area until they felt it was safe. They assured us they would check it the next morning. The soil is full of rotting bark and other things that are flammable like the tree roots. I couldn't believe that someone would build a fire in this densely wooded area.
Copyrighted - Belinda Greb
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Nature, animals, beauty have been a source of nourishment throughout my life. Photography allows me to capture, interpret, and share that world of wonder I see about me, and sometimes use what I capture as an inspiration to create something new by incorporating other exposures, textures or brushwork.
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August 15th, 2022
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