Reminds me of some of our fires at the campground...
One time we had been drinking just a bit and decided we wanted a big fire. Well we found this large tree branch that had fallen from a tree nearby. So we stood it up into the barrel and liberally coated it with Coleman camping fuel then set it ablaze. It was a sight to see. Lit up half the lake and could be seen for miles!
20 minutes later we got a visit from the Park Ranger. Seems he got a complaint someone was burning a cross at the lake! Turns out the branch when burning looked like a cross from a short distance away! Boy did we get some looks from the other campers the next day
Good thing the Ranger knew us