Fire in Yosemite

Our first day in Yosemite a wild fire started far from the village.  We were unaware of the fire but as the day progressed the air quality deteriorated.  The valley filled with smoke and most of our pictures were very smokey.  As we drove out of the valley back to our campground we could see where the fire was.  These pictures, like the ones you see on TV, do not show how big the area is or how much smoke is created.

The next day we learned that a plane that was fighting the fire went down and the pilot was killed.  That day there was a sense of sadness throughout the park.