With the temperature approaching 70 degrees Tuesday afternoon I could not resist the urge to blow some cobwebs off my motorcycle. I cruised into Wind Cave National Park and took some photos with portions of the Norbeck Prescribed Fire in the background. The first and third photos were taken last fall on October 20 and 21, while the second and fourth were shot today, January 27, 2015.
The first and second, and the third and fourth photos show approximately the same areas.
Norbeck Prescribed Fire, October 21, 2014, across the highway from the lookout tower in Wind Cave National Park. This location is similar to the one in the photo below.Site of the Norbeck Prescribed Fire, January 27, 2015, across the highway from the lookout tower in Wind Cave National Park. This location is similar to the one in the photo above.Norbeck Prescribed Fire, October 20, 2014, near the boundary between Wind Cave National Park and Custer State Park. This location is similar to the one in the photo below.Site of the Norbeck Prescribed Fire, January 27, 2015 near the boundary between Wind Cave National Park and Custer State Park. This location is similar to the one in the photo above.
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3 thoughts on “Norbeck prescribed fire — three months later”
Nice bike Bill, hard to imagine riding a bike in January when we are waist deep in snow in upper Michigan. cant wait to get out the bike again… In June. OH nice pictures of the burn also..
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Thanks Todd. I talked briefly with an NPS law enforcement ranger who told me it was the first bike he had seen in the park in four months.
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Ok I believe it, but you can ride most of the year down there, I ride a gold wing all summer. I’m a forest fire officer for the State of Michigan and my office/work unit Is three hours from home, so I get to enjoy the ride for three or four months a year.
Nice bike Bill, hard to imagine riding a bike in January when we are waist deep in snow in upper Michigan. cant wait to get out the bike again… In June. OH nice pictures of the burn also..
Thanks Todd. I talked briefly with an NPS law enforcement ranger who told me it was the first bike he had seen in the park in four months.
Ok I believe it, but you can ride most of the year down there, I ride a gold wing all summer. I’m a forest fire officer for the State of Michigan and my office/work unit Is three hours from home, so I get to enjoy the ride for three or four months a year.