Basalt wild fire
Personal memory by Sharilyn L.
2018 CE • Crested Butt
One time I was hiking a 13,000 ft. mountain in Crested Butte, Colorado with my partner and his 12 friends. We came eye to eye with the Basalt wild fire. This was summer 2018.
Memory submitted at One Life: Maya Lin, National Portrait Gallery, 2022-2023
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