IN AUGUST, 1973 A MAJOR FOREST FIRE SWEPT THROUGH 17,470 ACRES OF THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA MOUNTAIN RANGE NEAR SONORA. IN POST-FIRE SALVAGE OPERATIONS, CAT SKINNERS WORK IN DUST OF CATERPILLAR TRACTORS. THE CATS HAUL LOGS OF FIRE DAMAGED TREES TO LANDING WHERE THEY ARE LOADED ONTO TRUCKS FOR TRANSPORTING OUT OF THE AREA. SOOT AND ASHES FROM FIRE ARE SO THICK THAT DRIVERS MUST WEAR FACE MASKS

---

Size: 5452px × 3667px
Photo credit: © Alpha Stock / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: