Ladies & Gentlemen,
Made a run over to the trail at MP 1402 (ALCAN) for a look-see as to hunters still in the area. Noticed one camp site on the right hand side of the trail that had been occupied for most of this Moose season, people thereof had departed this morning.
What disturbed me was they had left their campfire burning. No one had bothered to put the fire out before leaving. I'm not referring to a bit of smoke coming off of burnt wood but flames rising from several pieces of firewood.
I live in the area and forest fires are no laughing matter. I shudder to think what might have happened if the wind had kicked up and the fire had gotten out of control. Especially considering how dry things are this season.
There were several people in this group that are close to my age (senior citizen type), judging by appearances.
Wonder what their thoughts would be if someone were to build a fire in their backyard and then just walked away?
Best Wishes
