These are the pics from a spot not far from the Indian River in the Upper Peninsula. Its actually a spot the Erie Hiker might like because along the river is a hiking trail called Pine Martin Run. This was burned out back in the 1800’s, long before there was such a thing as fire control in the wilds of the Upper Peninsula. They say the sparks from this fire spread all the way to Wisconsin and down to Illinois, perhaps starting the Great Chicago Fire.
This is all the growth that has taken place since then, some 100+ years later. Forty years ago when I was a child, you could look across the section, and see grass and burned out stumps and logs. The small patches of brush have only begun growing in the last 20 years.