Togwotee Pass

[CowboyRam]

We took a drive over Togwotee Pass today and had lunch at Jackson Lake. They had a pilot car to take everyone over the pass, approximately a mile or so. There was a lot of smoke, and you could see the flames in the up in the trees. Before getting all the way down off the mountain we stopped at a turnoff where usually you can see the Teton's, but this morning you could not see a thing. We stopped at the same place on the way back and you could make out the Teton's through the smoke. There is a lot of fuel in those mountains to burn, a lot of beetle kill trees. It is sure a shame to see all that timber go up in smoke.
Mount Moran









Looking towards the southeast, the fish creek fire on Togwotee Pass. So far it has burned about 22,000 acres. 69% contained.

 

[MrChevy]

We took a drive over Togwotee Pass today and had lunch at Jackson Lake. They had a pilot car to take everyone over the pass, approximately a mile or so. There was a lot of smoke, and you could see the flames in the up in the trees. Before getting all the way down off the mountain we stopped at a turnoff where usually you can see the Teton's, but this morning you could not see a thing. We stopped at the same place on the way back and you could make out the Teton's through the smoke. There is a lot of fuel in those mountains to burn, a lot of beetle kill trees. It is sure a shame to see all that timber go up in smoke.
Mount Moran
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Looking towards the southeast, the fish creek fire on Togwotee Pass. So far it has burned about 22,000 acres. 69% contained.
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Togwotee pass isn't something I am familiar with. (I google it.) Looks like a beautiful place, it's sad to see so much burn.

 

[CowboyRam]

More pictures from the fire. I was driving while my sister took these. She tried to get a photo of the flames in the trees, but I couldn't stop. There is a new brush fire south east of Thermopolis that started yesterday. We had a lot of smoke last night, its not so bad today. I'm ready for the fire season to be over.