I took this photo from our boat on Jackson Lake inside of Grand Teton National Park. The fire here had started in the backcountry of the park and burned its way to the shores of the lake. I will never forget the heat, the smell and the sounds of the fire moving through the brush and trees. This part of the fire was allowed to burn since it threatened no structures or people.
This picture shows the same area the next year. It will take a long time for the trees to come back but in the meantime the wildflowers take advantage of the increased direct sunlight. The scars are definitely there amidst the beauty. I always loved going to that part of the lake when we had a boat. Not to be morbid but I have let my kids know it would please me to have my ashes scattered in the water there. That is unless I decide to turn myself into compost which seems like a more carbon neutral kind of thing to do. I dislike the idea of cemeteries and no one goes there anyway.
With my mother's passing it seems to be more important than ever to get my end of life planning done. The goal is to make it easy on those I will be leaving behind after all I am 68 years old now.
Do you think about these things? What planning have you done?
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