In focus: Wildlife, wildfire damage in East Lewis County
An elk stares at a photographer in Packwood on Wednesday, Nov. 27.
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A motorist waves while traveling westbound on U.S. Highway 12 on Wednesday, Nov. 27, while driving past fire-scorched trees which burned up earlier this summer during the Retreat Fire.
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On Wednesday, Nov. 27, scorched trees on the hill show how close the Retreat Fire came to this Rimrock residence when the fire raged this past summer.
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An elk begins crossing U.S. Highway 12 on Wednesday, Nov. 27, in Packwood.
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Elk walk through the grass near U.S. Highway 12 in Packwood on Wednesday, Nov. 27.
