On July 30th, 2015, a lightning storm ignited several fires in Trinity County. The Pattison Fire began on Pattison Peak about three miles north of the Ranch and burned for more than a month. When updating our camp community about the fires, we found that it was difficult to describe exactly what it was like to be at the ranch during this time. Luckily, Jessica Baron, longtime counselor and lover of camp captured these images of the fire, its impact, and its progression. Photos are displayed in chronological order. Many thanks to Jessica for sharing. You can follow her adventures in farming, food and friends on Instagram at @littleforkfarm.
When the smoke lifted in the fall, we found the familiar view towards Gates Mountain across Hayfork Creek to be different — not bad, just changed to reflect a more natural state, one in which every fire is not immediately extinguished.
Thank you for the pictures of the fire!
Powerful pictures. Thank you for sharing and thanks and gratitude to all the heros.
Beautiful and very scary pictures; so many thanks to all the firefighters for guarding and saving the Bar 717.
Thank you for these great pictures. We were fighting our own fires. I lost touch with what everyone else in the area was up against. Horrible fires this year. Glad to see most of Bar 717 looks untouched.
Rolayne
Thank you for the pictures, and for your positive outlook on the impact of the fires, reclaiming their rightful place in a healthy ecosystem.
thanks for these great pictures. Eases concerns for you and the ranch, but it must have been frightening when the fire was so close. So glad “we” came through as well as we did