Sunset light on Fremont Peak reflected in Island Lake in the Wind River Range, Wyoming.

A smoky sunset reflection in Titcomb Basin in the Wind River Range, Wyoming.

Pyrocumulus clouds from the Dollar Lake Wildfire waft in the sky above Elklund Lake, Wind River Range, Wyoming, September 2025.

The moon shines through pine trees and a wildfire smoke filled sky.

In early September we had to retreat unexpectedly from a backpack trip in the #WindRiverRange of #Wyoming due to #wildfire smoke from the nearby #DollarLakeFire.

Check out more photos and stories from this unique and surreal trek here: www.mountainphotography.com/gallery/smok...

1-minute #GOES18/#GOESWest Infrared images (combined with the Fire Mask derived product) showed that the #DollarLakeFire in northwest Wyoming produced a notable #pyrocumulonimbus cloud (shades of blues to reds) that drifted E across the state and over western South Dakota. #WYwx