Tonight, after dinner, I went for a walk. What was supposed to be a short evening stroll, turned into a long evening walk. It was a good thing, as I hardly had any exercise today.
I was sitting at the stairs near a church, overlooking a hill, when I spotted a kid with a bike ascending the hill. Apparently, the climb was too steep to make it on his bike. So, instead, the kid ran up the hill with his bike next to him.
I had spotted that path upon the hill before, but never saw anyone climbing it. This time I decided to give it a try. Mainly because I was interested in what I would find on the top or what view I would have from there. I soon found out that it wasn't too steep. It was a nice climb.
This was my view from the top:
And the hill itself looked a little different. I had entered what could best be described as a burnt pine forest.
It might sound a little morbid, but it was actually pretty peaceful. Pretty and peaceful. It took me almost the entire walk ( an hour or so ) to realize that the reason why it was so quiet, was that there were no birds. Birds don't seem to like dead trees.
There were also a lot of strange looking holes in the ground. I soon realized that there used to be trees in there first.
I am seriously considering to get a pizza tomorrow, take it with me to that forest and eat it there. Burnt forest picnic. I prefer a pizza that isn't burnt though.
What about you? Have you ever walked through a burnt forest? And if so, do you have any memories on that? Feel free to share your story here.
P.S. This place might have a totally different vibe in the night, but I don't expect there to be any witches.
I regularly travel through burnt out areas especially in summer. They would have been burned off in the winter months when fires are easier to control so we don't have raging bushfires that spread everywhere.
Have also travelled through a specifically burnt out pine planatation (so not quite a forest but near enough for where we are XD) which is on the way to one of my partner's relative's houses which is a 3-4hr drive from our place :)
Your feeling isn't too unusual, I know some people who think similar things about cemetaries.
There wasn't much forest left here but a burnt out pine plantation might give a similar feel. Here the fires were at their height in October ( Autumn ) last year, when the weather was still very warm.
Yeah, I agree. Cemeteries are pretty peaceful too. Even though zombie movies might give us a different idea.
Very nice photos of your journey. I can't say that I have ever walked through a burned forest but there could be a variety of reasons why the forest looked burned. I can say you never know what's on the other side of an adventure until you've crossed it.
Thank you! Some Portuguese forests were set on fire to harvest a certain layer of eucalyptus trees for paper production. The fires got out of hand and control, due to wind and months without rain. Eventually quite a lot of victims were made and a lot more forest burnt down than planned. That doesn't make it less beautiful though.
Pretty and beautiful Indeed.
A quiet place to reflect upon oneself.
There used to such places near my home too (Andaman Islands) with only exception of coconuts instead of Pine :D
Wow! Have you ever seen a burnt down coconut forest? ;>)
Yes, Bro, It is true... Though they were not burnt but kinda dead. All were nothing but tall poles without any leaves. :D
Hello. Nice pictures with mood.
REALLY cool! Perfect sky for it, too!