It’s been the talk of the town all week — “Ugh… all this smoke!”
With fires blazing across the west, including nearly half a million acres in Montana, eyes are watering and throats are irritated around Wyoming.
Twenty-nine years ago though Yellowstone National Park was in flames and those fires, which would ultimately burn 1.2 million acres, affected air quality across the continent.
Read Dan Whipple’s expert recap of the historic conflagration at WyoHistory.org. It won’t clear your view or get rid of that burning smell, but a little perspective is always good for what ails you.