Lake Fork-Shaw Lake Hike

Three years ago, the West Fork Complex fire burned over 110,000 acres of forest, including 60,000 acres near Wolf Creek Pass. The forest recovers, but very slowly. Our Tuesday hike this week was through part of the burn zone, with the goal of recoverying part of the trail from being overgrown by aspen. Despite the ghostly burned trees, the grasses, wildflowers and aspen are thriving.