Cameron's Peak Fire Sunset
This is the second evening of the Cameron's Peak Fire. Yesterday while Katie and I were on a walk, we saw a gorgeous sunset with a deathly looking sun, so I figured I should take some photos before the fire dies down or gets significantly worse. I decided to bike over to the Robert Benson Lake in the Pelican Marsh Natural Area since the views of the mountains from there are always pretty spectacular. The sun started setting to the South of the smoke plume and finished setting to the North of the smoke plume right below the smoke but above the mountains. This particular orientation of the sun relative to the smoke plume and the mountains gave some spectacular colors and views of the sun as the lighting changed and the sun passed through the smoke.
With no immediate end in sight to this fire, I hope that the fire becomes under control soon. Fires are a natural part of the ecosystem, but hopefully, this one doesn't burn too much of the forest since the Cameron's Peak area is such a beautiful area.
Smoke Offshoot
Before the sun really passed behind the smoke, it passed behind a weird offshoot in the smoke plume.
Eaten By the Smoke
I was just at the perfect angle to watch the sun set behind the smoke and then come out of the smoke for the final sunset. The colors and shapes of the clouds and smoke were crazy and unbelievable.
Blood Sun
This reminds me a lot of a blood moon, although blood moons never get quite this red. The shades of colors in the sun really felt like a scene from a apocalyptic movie.
Colorful Sunset
The smoke was steering off to the North as the winds carried it East. It's obvious that something is burning, but its not too bad in town yet because it's shifted a little North.
