Wildfires around the state have accelerated, with fires at the entrance of Denali National Park and around Fairbanks causing the most problems.
Smoke from the Riley Fire blankets mountain slopes near the main entrance of Denali National Park and Preserve on Monday evening. A plane enlisted in the firefighting effort is seen flying over the site. The fire-caused park closure has disrupted the busiest period of season at one of Alaska’s top tourist destinations.
This is normally the peak visitor period for the park, with about 3,000 to 5,000 people coming through the main entrance each day, Ollig said. But that normal bustle is now significantly muted, with power outages in the hotels and commercial operations in the Nenana River stretch known as “Glitter Gulch” that is just outside the park entrance.
Smoke from a wildfire at the entrance area of Denali National Park hovers on Sunday on the hillsides behind the “Glitter Gulch” hotels and tourist businesses just outside the park. 50 climbers “Sunday was pretty horrible,” he said. “At its worst, it was reminiscent of 2004, and I don’t use that analogy lightly.”
Other fires of note are four that have broken out in the Noatak National Preserve in Northwest Alaska. Those fires, above the Arctic Circle, are burning in tundra and range from 9.3 acres to 8,534 acres in size.
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