The scene at Millard Canyon Campground

The fire stopped just short of Millard Camp- or at least it was stopped there, by dedicated firefighters who managed to save the place.

Unfortunately, the hills above it have been absolutely scorched. The creek that runs through is full of dirt.

Lonnie Fehr, the campground hosts describes the place as "eerie" now that there are no children playing in the camp, no hikers walking through. Most of the time, the place is a zoo. Today all I could hear was birds chirping, and a steady stream of pebbles rolling down the eroded hillsides, like a steady drizzle.

It was amazing to stand there knowing that an hour and a half drive's away, in other places I've hiked, the same fire that burned above Millard is still burning.