Where there's smoke......

[Doug-Morgan]

Don't think it's hit the national news, but [[cough) we've been putting up with this [[wheeze).....



.....for almost 2 weeks since a line of thunderstorms came through and set about 200 fires in a 4 county area stretching from Yakima through Ellensburg and Wenatchee to Omak, WA [[gag). Above is a daytime picture of Wenatchee's main drag. I'm about 8 miles south of there [[choke), and can't see across the Columbia River for all the smoke.

Now, having said that, I have much admiration for the folks who go out and fight these things. It's dangerous, hot, dusty work, but if it wasn't for them, there's a good chance Wenatchee would look a lot like the west side of Colorado Springs after the Waldo Canyon fire......