Rob’s Wildfire Photos of the Western United States
Fire—a disturbance that initiates change—affects the composition, structure, and pattern of vegetation on the landscape. Disturbance is necessary to maintain a diversity of living things and processes. ~ James K. Brown
Mount Jefferson, Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Mount Jefferson, Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Mount Jefferson and wildfire smoke column, Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Mount Jefferson and wildfire smoke column, Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Mount Jefferson and wildfire smoke column, Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Mount Jefferson and wildfire smoke column, Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Wildfire smoke column in forest, Three Sisters Wilderness, from Carpenter Mountain fire lookout, H.J. Andrews Forest, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Wildfire smoke column in forest, Three Sisters Wilderness, from Carpenter Mountain fire lookout, H.J. Andrews Forest, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Wildfire smoke column in forest, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
Wildfire smoke column in forest, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
Mount Jeffeson and wildland fire smoke inversion, Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Mount Jeffeson and wildland fire smoke inversion, Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Sunrise and Mount Jeffeson, Mount Jefferson Wilderness, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Sunrise and Mount Jeffeson, Mount Jefferson Wilderness, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Wildfire smoke column, Bunchgrass Mountain, from Carpenter Mountain fire lookout, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Wildfire smoke column, Bunchgrass Mountain, from Carpenter Mountain fire lookout, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Three-fingered Jack and Wildland fire smoke inversion, Mount Jefferson Wilderness, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Three-fingered Jack and Wildland fire smoke inversion, Mount Jefferson Wilderness, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Wolf Rock from Carpenter Mtn fire lookout, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Wolf Rock from Carpenter Mtn fire lookout, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Bybee wildfire in heavy timber, West Rim Road, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
Bybee wildfire in heavy timber, West Rim Road, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
Wildfire smoke column in forest, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
Wildfire smoke column in forest, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
Mount Jeffeson and wildland fire smoke inversion, Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Mount Jeffeson and wildland fire smoke inversion, Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Historic Watchman fire lookout, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
Historic Watchman fire lookout, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
Helicopter water bucket drop over Twin Buttes wildland fire, from Carpenter Mountain fire lookout, H.J. Andrews Forest, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Helicopter water bucket drop over Twin Buttes wildland fire, from Carpenter Mountain fire lookout, H.J. Andrews Forest, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Carpenter Mountain fire lookout, HJ Andrews Forest, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Carpenter Mountain fire lookout, HJ Andrews Forest, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Mount Jefferson, Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Mount Jefferson, Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Bybee wildfire at sunset, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
Bybee wildfire at sunset, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
Wildfire smoke column in forest, with Grouse Hill volcanic cinder cone in foreground, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
Wildfire smoke column in forest, with Grouse Hill volcanic cinder cone in foreground, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
Belknap Crater (left) and Black Crater (right) with heavy wildfire smoke, Cascade Crest mountains, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Belknap Crater (left) and Black Crater (right) with heavy wildfire smoke, Cascade Crest mountains, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Wildfire smoke column behind Packsaddle Mountain and Little Roundtop Mountain, Cascades Mountains, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Wildfire smoke column behind Packsaddle Mountain and Little Roundtop Mountain, Cascades Mountains, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Prescribed fires in the West Cascades mountains with Diamond Peak in background, from Carpenter Mountain fire lookout, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Prescribed fires in the West Cascades mountains with Diamond Peak in background, from Carpenter Mountain fire lookout, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Bluetop fire and wildfire smoke over the Cascades Crest volcanic mountains at sunset, Belknap Crater (center back), Black Crater (right back), Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Bluetop fire and wildfire smoke over the Cascades Crest volcanic mountains at sunset, Belknap Crater (center back), Black Crater (right back), Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Wildfire smoke column, Bunchgrass Mountain, from Carpenter Mountain fire lookout, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Wildfire smoke column, Bunchgrass Mountain, from Carpenter Mountain fire lookout, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Wildfire smoke column over Cascade Crest, from Carpenter Mountain fire lookout, H.J. Andrews Forest, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Wildfire smoke column over Cascade Crest, from Carpenter Mountain fire lookout, H.J. Andrews Forest, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Wildland fire smoke, Blue River Reservoir from Carpenter Mountain fire lookout, H.J. Andrews Forest, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Wildland fire smoke, Blue River Reservoir from Carpenter Mountain fire lookout, H.J. Andrews Forest, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Wizard Island and wildland fire smoke, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
Wizard Island and wildland fire smoke, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
Thielsen Peak, Mount Thielsen Wilderness, from Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
Thielsen Peak, Mount Thielsen Wilderness, from Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
Moonrise behind Illahee Rock fire lookout at dusk, Umpqua National Forest, Oregon, USA
Moonrise behind Illahee Rock fire lookout at dusk, Umpqua National Forest, Oregon, USA
Phantom Ship, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
Phantom Ship, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
Mount Hagan wildfire smoke column from Carpenter Mtn fire lookout, HJ Andrews Forest, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Mount Hagan wildfire smoke column from Carpenter Mtn fire lookout, HJ Andrews Forest, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Three-fingered Jack and Wildland fire smoke inversion, Mount Jefferson Wilderness, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Three-fingered Jack and Wildland fire smoke inversion, Mount Jefferson Wilderness, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Bybee Wildfire from Watchman fire lookout, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
Bybee Wildfire from Watchman fire lookout, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
Bybee Creek wildland fire smoke at sunset with Union Peak in background, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
Bybee Creek wildland fire smoke at sunset with Union Peak in background, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
Quentin Knob wildlfire, from Carpenter Mtn, fire lookout, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Quentin Knob wildlfire, from Carpenter Mtn, fire lookout, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Three-fingered Jack volcanic mountain with wildfire smoke inversion at sunrise, Mount Jefferson Wilderness, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Three-fingered Jack volcanic mountain with wildfire smoke inversion at sunrise, Mount Jefferson Wilderness, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Bluetop wildland fire and smoke column, Bunchgrass Mountain with Mount Washington in background, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Bluetop wildland fire and smoke column, Bunchgrass Mountain with Mount Washington in background, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Heavy wildland fire smoke, with Elk Mountain and West Cascades mountains, from Carpenter Mountain fire lookout, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Thick wildland fire smoke, with Elk Mountain and West Cascades mountains, from Carpenter Mountain fire lookout, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Bybee Wildfire from Watchman fire lookout, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
Bybee Wildfire from Watchman fire lookout, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
Wildfire smoke column over Cascade Crest, from Carpenter Mountain fire lookout, H.J. Andrews Forest, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Wildfire smoke column over Cascade Crest, from Carpenter Mountain fire lookout, H.J. Andrews Forest, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Bybee Wildfire from Watchman fire lookout, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
Bybee Wildfire from Watchman fire lookout, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
Three-fingered Jack, Mt. Jefferson Wilderness from Carpenter Mountain fire lookout, H.J. Andrews Forest, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Three-fingered Jack, Mt. Jefferson Wilderness from Carpenter Mountain fire lookout, H.J. Andrews Forest, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Carpenter Mountain fire lookout, HJ Andrews Forest, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Carpenter Mountain fire lookout, HJ Andrews Forest, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Bybee wildfire at sunset, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
Bybee wildfire at sunset, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
Heavens Gate fire lookout, Hells Canyon NRA, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Idaho, USA
Heavens Gate fire lookout, Hells Canyon NRA, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Idaho, USA
Mount Washington, Mount Washington Wilderness, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
Mount Washington, Mount Washington Wilderness, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA
