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In the path of the Valley Fire 2015

The charred remains of trees that now resemble giant toothpicks. These once green trees were in the destructive path of the Valley Fire in Middletown, Lake County, California during September 2015.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2015
Date Uploaded: 11.2015
Photo Location: Middletown, California, United States of America
Camera: DSC-H7
Copyright: © Suzanne Sprouse