The ground was orange, and the sky was, too. Flame licked through the grass; the little fist of the sun, a gray cloud, and a jagged top of an evergreen were just barely visible through the smoke. The sloped sides of kotcas—triangular dwellings sometimes made of redwood—were visible in silhouette. These structures are part of Kule Loklo, a recreated Coast Miwok village that sits inside the Point Reyes National Seashore. Since a lightning strike on August 18, the Woodward Fire has burned its way through portions of Point Reyes, about…
