Smoke spews upward as the Pioneer Fire burns through Skookum Puss Mountain above Lake Chelan, seen from Graham Harbor Mountain. Pioneer Creek, the source of the fire, is to the left outside the frame.
First glimpse of Lake Chelan from Pyramid Mountain Trail. Smoke from the nearby Pioneer Fire shifts through Lone Fir Creek Valley above the lake.
Near sunset view from Big Hill in Chelan Mountains. Lingering smoke from the Pioneer Fire hovers over undulating ridges across Lake Chelan Gorge
Near sunset view from Big Hill in Chelan Mountains. Smoke mixed with clouds gradually subsides to reveal the top of Star Peak inside Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness
A last-minute hiking plan change in June due to the onset of the Pioneer Fire by Lake Chelan. The fire forced an evacuation of Stehekin, Washington, and was only declared fully contained four months later.
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