Descriptive Essay: A Beautiful California Forest

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The once beautiful California forest was in ruins. In a huge portion of the forest, a wildfire had been raging on for almost a week. Despite it being autumn, a usually very cool time of year, the air was scorching. The flames climbed higher towards the sky. It had gotten to the point where it was hard to tell if the evening sky was more painted with the colors of a sunset, or by the glow of the growing flames. Smoke billowed upwards from the burning trees below. The thick, grey clouds this created almost completely blocked out the setting sun. A considerable distance away I rested with my assigned group of fellow firefighters.

I sat on the ground reclined against the rough bark of a fallen tree. We’d found a good spot for rest in a part of the forest. It was incredibly peaceful compared to the chaotic scene only a small distance away. Behind us was a slowly flowing stream only …show more content…

We trudged on towards the bright, looming inferno ahead. The sound of our heavy footsteps crunching over dry leaves was all that could be heard coming from our otherwise silent group. The intense heat was sweltering and I could taste the saltiness on my lips as beads of sweat rolled down my face. I knew it was unlikely something would go wrong, but I couldn’t shake my nervousness anyways. I pushed this away and concentrated on what was ahead. The forest was a sea of flames, each wave wreaking more havoc. The pungent stench of smoke was overwhelming and left our eyes stinging. The ominous cloud of ash and smoke swirled above like a deadly potion in a witch’s cauldron. Now the only thing separating us and the wake of charred trees was a rickety bridge spanning the length of the stream. We cautiously made our way across that and realized crossing that hazard had really just been out of the frying pan and into the fire; we were now in the fire’s conquered

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