BWCA Fires

This isn't really "good photography" but there is an interesting story surrounding the photos. One of the days we were visiting the BWCA, we were able to see the extensive smoke from the fires that were started by lightning at Pagami creek  (The below photos were both taken at Lake #1 - BWCA)

We chatted with one of the firefighters there. We were amazed at the fact that they paddle in with 1,000's of pounds of equipment to assist in fire fighting. WOW! We asked him if he enjoyed it, and he said that absolutely loves doing the work. We thanked him profusely. Every one of the firefighters we encountered had a very nice attitude and had nothing but respect and kindness for us nosy-parkers. Maybe they actually just liked seeing Annabelle. HAH! The photo below shows a SMALL portion of all the stuff they have in those canoes.