Photos: The Valley fire, now and then

The strong citizens of Lake County are rebuilding a year after the Valley Fire. These before and after photos display their dramatic recovery. Photos by Kent Porter.

HARBIN

Harbin Hot Springs is being rebuilt a year after the Valley fire.

REBUILDING EFFORT

Ron Haskett and his wife and Kathleen Ahart look over the backyard of their newly built home on Summit Blvd. in Cobb. A year after the Valley fire destroyed hundreds of homes in the Cobb Mountain area, they were among the first to rebuild. At left the flag that the Hasketts placed on the spot of their destroyed home.

STEWART STREET

A year after the Valley fire destroyed dozens of homes on Middletown's Stewart Street, the area is dotted with rebuilding efforts.

HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE

Homes on Meadow View Drive in Hidden Valley Lake were destroyed by the Valley fire. On Tuesday Sept. 6, 2016 the parcels remain barren.

OAK TREE

A home is consumed in flames behind a oak tree on Highway 29 in Middletown. At left, the oak tree remains as the home is being rebuilt.

MIDDLETOWN GARDEN APARTMENTS

Nearly a year after the Valley fire, the Middletown Garden Apartments, destroyed in the blaze, have been rebuilt