In text and photographs, Reinhart examines the 1988 Yellowstone fires and their aftermath: smoke-shrouded skies, flaming forests, and fireballs that have been replaced by wildflowers, aspen stands, and rare Bicknell's geraniums. Reinhart also explores what the answers to the burning questions of 1988: Would fire kill Yellowstone's forests? Would wildlife populations recover? Would Yellostone itself recover?