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Fire Creek (British Columbia)
Fire Creek, Firecreek and Fires Creek may refer to: * ''Fire Creek'' (2006 film) *''Firecreek ''Firecreek'' is a 1968 American Western film directed by Vincent McEveety and starring James Stewart and Henry Fonda in his second role as an antagonist that year alongside Sergio Leone's ''Once Upon a Time in the West''. The film is similar ...'', a 1968 film * Fires Creek, a recreational area in North Carolina * Fire Creek (Montana), a stream in Flathead County, Montana * Fire Creek, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Fayette County {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire Creek (2006 Film)
''Fire Creek'' is a 2006 independent film released theatrically by Brigham Young University. The film was released digitally for select Cinemark theaters in Utah, May 8, 2009. Plot ''Fire Creek'' tells the story of a young marine's search for an answer to the age-old question "why do bad things happen to good people?" Jason is serving as a marine in Afghanistan when divine intervention saves him from a sniper attack. However, his closest friend, a devoted husband and father, is shot and killed just inches away. Critically wounded but alive, Jason returns home wondering why his life was spared. The rest of the film follows his search for answers. Production The film was produced by a Brigham Young University mentoring group of faculty and staff. The writer for the project, Nathan Chai, developed the novel, and later the screenplay, from his award-winning short story, "Creekwater Bends." Pre-production of the film was worked out in a philosophy and film class taught by Dennis Packa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firecreek
''Firecreek'' is a 1968 American Western film directed by Vincent McEveety and starring James Stewart and Henry Fonda in his second role as an antagonist that year alongside Sergio Leone's ''Once Upon a Time in the West''. The film is similar to ''High Noon'' in that it features an entire town of cowards refusing to help a peace officer against outlaws. Stewart plays an unlikely hero, forced into action when his conscience will not permit evil to continue. The supporting cast features Inger Stevens, Dean Jagger, Ed Begley, Jay C. Flippen, Jack Elam and John Qualen. Offscreen close friends Stewart and Fonda's first film together had been in a section of the episodic musical comedy ''On Our Merry Way'' two decades earlier, in which they played two musicians named "Slim" and "Lank," and they made ''The Cheyenne Social Club'' two years after ''Firecreek''. They had also both appeared in '' How the West Was Won'' but had no scenes together despite their characters in the film being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fires Creek
Fires Creek is a recreational area located in the Nantahala National Forest in Clay County, North Carolina Clay County is a county located in the far western part of U.S. state North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 11,089. The county seat is Hayesville, elevation 1,893 ft. History This area was occupied by the Cherokee N .... It takes its name from Fires Creek, which runs through it. The area offers paved and unpaved hiking trails, swimming holes, camping spots, picnic tables, grills, scenic views, horseback riding, fishing. Fires Creek Rim Trail Fires Creek Rim Trail is a 23.4 mile hiking and horseback riding trail within Nantahala National Forest that travels around the rim of Fires Creek Wildlife Management Area and is marked with a blue blaze. It offers several side trail and access roads and is generally entered from the Fire's Creek Picnic Area along the trail to Leatherwood Falls. Upon reaching Leatherwood Falls, Fire's Creek Rim Trail tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire Creek (Montana)
Hungry Horse Dam is an arch dam in the western United States, on the South Fork Flathead River in the Rocky Mountains of northwest Montana. It is located in Flathead National Forest in Flathead County, about south of the west entrance to Glacier National Park, southeast of Columbia Falls, and northeast of Kalispell. The Hungry Horse project, dam, and powerplant are operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The entrance road leading to the dam is located in Hungry Horse. The purposes of the Hungry Horse Project authorized by law are irrigation, flood control, navigation, streamflow regulation, hydroelectric generation, and other beneficial uses such as recreation. However, no irrigation facilities were built and the project has no irrigation obligations. Hydroelectric power generation and flood control are the primary purposes of the dam. The dam, reservoir, and surrounding area are used for recreation. Dimensions and statistics At in height, the dam was the third larges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
