The fire has opened up the forest floor so more sunlight can reach the plants below.

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The fire has opened up the forest floor so more sunlight can reach the plants below.

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Thanks to the Rim Fire, more sunlight makes it to the forest floor, allowing new plants to thrive and restore the forest.

The trail as it makes its way back to the trailhead. It's a pleasant trail, popular with families.

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David Hitchcock

May 27, 2016 near Yosemite Valley, CA

“The fire has opened up the forest floor so more sunlight can reach the plants below.”

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The fire has opened up the forest floor so more sunlight can reach the plants below.

The trail as it makes its way back to the trailhead. It's a pleasant trail, popular with families.

The trail as it makes its way through the forest burned during the Rim Fire.

Dogwoods bloom in the spring time.

Signs at the trailhead provide information on the giant trees that you are about to encounter.

A sign at the trailhead provides information about the trail that you are about to embark upon.

The forest has opened up and is beginning to recover from the Rim Fire.

Thanks to the Rim Fire, more sunlight makes it to the forest floor, allowing new plants to thrive and restore the forest.

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