I've been quite dormant for a while, but I've looked in at posts from time to time. The truth is I haven't had the camera out of the bag much since my vacation, but the season is changing, and I'm getting re-charged. Seems you all are, too. Bring on the Fall. I had planned a trip several weeks ago to shoot the Harvest moonrise from Flatside, and I spent the evening there tonight. Cindy and I saw a beautiful moonrise, and a gorgeous sunset. I may post a moonrise later, but for now here's a shot the other way. There was a pretty big fire out there southwest of the Pinnacle, as you see here in the smoky haze. Anyone know any details about the fire?
For some reason the forest service has been setting fires this month and last - I have been getting their reports nearly every day. Never seen them do controlled burns in the fall, but Bush is forcing them to burn all they can! I suspect that might be the orgin of your smoke. Most of these burns are smaller - in the couple hundred acre range, but some are nearly 1,000 acres. Burn baby burn until we get the firebugs out of Washington! (one thing about all that smoke - it does create nice landscapes at sunrise and set, and can put a lot of color into either the sun or moon - the sunsets in the Mojavie Desert were just incredible back in the late 1970s due to all the smog in LA - I hear it is not nearly as bad these days, nor the sunsets as good)
OH my, I just checked the burn list for Thursday and found one in the Ouachitas a LOT larger - I'm sure this is where your smoke came from now - here is there note:
Prescribed Fire Notice
Ouachita and Ozark National Forests
Hot Springs, AR ? If you see smoke rising above the trees in the national
forests, it may be from a prescribed fire. The Ranger Districts, counties,
vicinity names, approximate acreages and locations of the burns today
include:
Ozark National Forest:
Magazine Ranger District, Logan County
Vicinity Name: Lee Creek;
Legal: T6N, R24W, Sections 8, 9;
Acres: 874.
Ouachita National Forest:
Womble Ranger District, Montgomery County
Vicinity Name: 3 miles SSW of Big Fork;
Legal: T4S, R28W, Sections 7, 8, 9, 19, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21,
22, 23;
Acres: 3,638
Doug Klobe
Public Affairs
Ouachita National Forest
PO Box 1270
Hot Springs, AR 71902
Nice shot, Dominic, good to see you posting again! Every year I want to extend my fall shooting by taking a trip down to the Ouachitas. This looks like a wonderful place to take in the view - wish the air was a little cleaner though...
Bill,
Flatside Pinnacle might be the best view in the Ouachitas, accented primarily by its unique absence of people. It's a short, steep hike with an outstanding view. Great for sunrises and sunsets. It also has enough deciduous trees for good fall shots, and it seems to peak pretty late in the year, leaving you time for trips in the Ozarks first. Interestingly, the not so clean air was what got my attention in this shot. It had a really monochromatic feel to it. Kind of Sepia toned reality.
Tim,
This had to be the big 4000 acre burner you wrote about. It was a big fire. Here's a post that exxagerates its scale a bit, but it really dominated the southwest sky. Thanks for the info.
Yup, that looks like our good buddies out playing with matches like they do so well. It is so funny they continue to do this - and more and more and more each year - since the dollars spent to do controlled burns is far more than what they have ever spent on fighting actual wild fires in Arkansas.
On another note, Flatside Pinnacle is one of the 101 scenic spots that is detailed in the new ARKANSAS NATURE LOVER'S GUIDEBOOK. While not really advertised as such, this new little book is really a roadmap to the best places for nature photographers - but shhhh, don't tell anyone...
Posted by Tim Ferrell on October 8, 2006 at 12:31 PM
Nice shot Dominic. Its good to see that you got out to shoot. Its a great place to go as long you remember to drive slow. That place eats tires. Not counting weddings and people I haven't been shooting much either.
Well, while we're railing against the Bush administration, I might as well remind folks of the massive amount of carbon dioxide that's being produced as a result of the burning. Guess Bush still does'nt believe in that pesky greenhouse gas/global warming thing...and isn't it strange how much the price of gasoline has dropped as election time nears?
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For some reason the forest service has been setting fires this month and last - I have been getting their reports nearly every day. Never seen them do controlled burns in the fall, but Bush is forcing them to burn all they can! I suspect that might be the orgin of your smoke. Most of these burns are smaller - in the couple hundred acre range, but some are nearly 1,000 acres. Burn baby burn until we get the firebugs out of Washington! (one thing about all that smoke - it does create nice landscapes at sunrise and set, and can put a lot of color into either the sun or moon - the sunsets in the Mojavie Desert were just incredible back in the late 1970s due to all the smog in LA - I hear it is not nearly as bad these days, nor the sunsets as good)
OH my, I just checked the burn list for Thursday and found one in the Ouachitas a LOT larger - I'm sure this is where your smoke came from now - here is there note:
Prescribed Fire Notice
Ouachita and Ozark National Forests
Hot Springs, AR ? If you see smoke rising above the trees in the national
forests, it may be from a prescribed fire. The Ranger Districts, counties,
vicinity names, approximate acreages and locations of the burns today
include:
Ozark National Forest:
Magazine Ranger District, Logan County
Vicinity Name: Lee Creek;
Legal: T6N, R24W, Sections 8, 9;
Acres: 874.
Ouachita National Forest:
Womble Ranger District, Montgomery County
Vicinity Name: 3 miles SSW of Big Fork;
Legal: T4S, R28W, Sections 7, 8, 9, 19, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21,
22, 23;
Acres: 3,638
Doug Klobe
Public Affairs
Ouachita National Forest
PO Box 1270
Hot Springs, AR 71902
Flatside Pinnacle might be the best view in the Ouachitas, accented primarily by its unique absence of people. It's a short, steep hike with an outstanding view. Great for sunrises and sunsets. It also has enough deciduous trees for good fall shots, and it seems to peak pretty late in the year, leaving you time for trips in the Ozarks first. Interestingly, the not so clean air was what got my attention in this shot. It had a really monochromatic feel to it. Kind of Sepia toned reality.
Tim,
This had to be the big 4000 acre burner you wrote about. It was a big fire. Here's a post that exxagerates its scale a bit, but it really dominated the southwest sky. Thanks for the info.
On another note, Flatside Pinnacle is one of the 101 scenic spots that is detailed in the new ARKANSAS NATURE LOVER'S GUIDEBOOK. While not really advertised as such, this new little book is really a roadmap to the best places for nature photographers - but shhhh, don't tell anyone...