Photo by the author, Mark Tulin

Smoky California Wildfire Pictures

While coming home from Long Beach on Highway 60

I’ve seen wildfires from a distance, but never this close. I took these wildfire photos on our way home to Palm Springs from Long Beach on Highway 60. It was a hot, windy day; the hills were dry, the perfect conditions for a wildfire. This fire had just started and escalated quickly. Traffic was stopped and rerouted. I took…