Having lived with the constant risk of fires on our rural property in Australia, and recently living though two of British Columbia’s worst fire seasons on record since moving to Canada I am grateful that my family has never had to experience the worst of what nature has to offer. I don’t have any shots from California, but I took this shot this past summer in Northern BC when we were smothered in smoke for weeks on end as fires raged about 50km away from us. It is a single exposure taken with a 400mm lens and 2x teliconverter. The smoke was so thick that I did not need to recover any highlights from bracketed shots even looking directly into the sun at 800mm ! Fires are a natural phenomenon, however with a warming climate resulting in more frequent droughts and extreme heat waves, will need to adapt to their increasing frequency and intensity. Northern British Columbia, Canada
The tail end of a recent coronal hole solar wind stream at about KP4. Standing on the edge of a cold Ness Lake at about 3am. Northern British Columbia, Canada.
There is nothing quite like a morning soak after a few days of strenuous backcountry hiking. On this occasion we had the Lussier Hot Springs all to ourselves. The top pool sits at around 43 deg C (109.4 F) which makes for quite the contrast for a plunge into the icy Lussier River running beside it. Whiteswan Lake Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada.
