The 2012 wildfire that went through Dawes County made its presence felt at Chadron State Park, where workers did a fair amount of preventive burning to save structures within the park. The Black Hills Overlook in the Nebraska National Forest on the northwest end of the park experienced a massive change in appearance. Here in November 2012, several months after the wildfire, there are yellowing dead needles and blackened ground. Throw a little symbolism in there with the greenery in the distance to show that the land will recover. That's a little trite for me. This is a simple arrangement, with the tree trunk making for a strong presence in the foreground, and some nice texture revealed by the side light.
