The Springs Fire, Banks-Garden Valley, Idaho, Boise National Forest, August, 2012; burning embers aloft

Park service firefighters get a close up look at the Sheep Fire from the banks of the Kings River, Kings Canyon National Park. Shot in hdr, processed with photomatix.

"I thought we'd ruled out the Lodestar mirror,” Sophie said as she stood in the center of the Hall of Illumination. “We have ruled it out,” Tam told Sophie. “Believe me, I’ve stared at that thing so long, I’ve gone cross-eyed. All it does is reflect pure light and make me tear up from the glare.” “Then, um . . . why are we here?” Dex asked. “Because I’m a genius,” Biana ...

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