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Prescribed fire smoke adds “texture” to views of the Grand Canyon

Smoke form Thompson prescribed fire, Grand Canyon
The caption for this photo on InciWeb reads: "Smoke from prescribed fires adds a special texture to the sunrise view from Mather Point."
Smoke form Thompson prescribed fire, Grand Canyon
The caption for this photo on InciWeb reads: “Smoke from prescribed fires adds a special texture to the sunrise view from Mather Point.”

The Grand Canyon National Park employee who updated the InciWeb report for the Thompson prescribed fire put an interesting spin on the smoke visible from Mather Point,  describing it as as adding a “special texture” to the view. The park is conducting two prescribed fires in the North Rim area, the Thompson and Range projects totaling 2,600 acres.

Range Rx Fire, NPS photo
Range prescribed fire in Grand Canyon National Park. NPS photo
Cape Royal at sunset., NPS photo by Jessica Pope
Cape Royal in the Grand Canyon at sunset. NPS photo by Jessica Pope

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