1Fire seared the hills above the Stennes homestead ranch.2The fire destroyed pears and other crops on the Stennes family orchard on July 17, 2014.3The fire destroyed pears and other crops on the Stennes family orchard on July 17, 2014.4The flames raged directly across from Keith Stennes’s house; the green branches in the foreground are on […]
Fire seared the hills above the Stennes homestead ranch.
2
The fire destroyed pears and other crops on the Stennes family orchard on July 17, 2014.
3
The fire destroyed pears and other crops on the Stennes family orchard on July 17, 2014.
4
The flames raged directly across from Keith Stennes’s house; the green branches in the foreground are on his deck.
5
The flames raged directly across from Keith Stennes’s house; the green branches in the foreground are on his deck.
6
Firefighters poured in from all over the state to help protect structures and save lives.
7
The conflagration lasted nine days and destroyed more than 300 homes throughout the Methow Valley and an untold number of family heirlooms, like this St. Christopher medal.
8
The fire took out nearly everything in its path, burning at a rate of 80 miles per hour.
9
Firefighters poured in from all over the state to help protect structures and save lives.
10
11
12
The conflagration lasted nine days and destroyed more than 300 homes throughout the Methow Valley and an untold number of family heirlooms, like this St. Christopher medal.
13
The fire took out nearly everything in its path, burning at a rate of 80 miles per hour.
14
Fire seared the hills above the Stennes homestead ranch.
15
The remains of a home at Alta Lake.
16
The remains of a home at Alta Lake.
Over the course of nine days, the blaze devoured a quarter million acres and some 300 homes. Surpassing the Yacolt fire of 1902 to become the largest wildfire in Washington state history.
