BWCA forest fire

BWCA - before fire

I heard on the news today that the burn area of the fire in the BWCA is now about 80000 acres.  It got really out of control really fast from the high winds that were up there.  I also found out that the fire started on the second to last day that we were there, just a mile or two from where we were camping. The news moved me to post another picture of the area before it was on fire.  This is the Kawishiwi River, which connects to Lake One.  I hope that the showers that are possible tonight lend a little help to putting the fire out.