I love the vast open space surrounding us. My photographs usually document its wild beauty.
Here is a series about the Black Fire, awesome and terrifying.
I took all these photographs except the ones labeled from inciweb.org with the link to the image on their website.
Black Fire from the air 5/16/2022
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/photograph/8103/81/129684
![](https://sierracountycitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/IMG_2032-600x421.jpeg)
5/16/22
56,132 acres burned
![](https://sierracountycitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/IMG_2091-1-600x450.jpeg)
5/24/22
154,911 acres burned
![](https://sierracountycitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/IMG_2100-600x450.jpeg)
5/26/22
191,459 acres
![](https://sierracountycitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/IMG_2104-600x438.jpeg)
6/27/22
212,118 acres burned
![](https://sierracountycitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/IMG_2133-600x433.jpeg)
from NM 152 East of Hillboro
241,403 acres burned
![](https://sierracountycitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/image-600x450.jpeg)
posted 6/9/22
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/photograph/8103/73/130287
![](https://sierracountycitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/IMG_2276-600x450.jpeg)
from Kingston
301,692 acres
![](https://sierracountycitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/IMG_2453-600x450.jpeg)
![](https://sierracountycitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/image-1-464x600.jpeg)
6/27/22
325,136 acres
70 % contained