Smoky Morning View - Missoula, Montana

Last week was particularly distressing on the wildfire front, with many folks above Lolo, Montana, either evacuated from their homes or under alert to leave at a moment's notiice. Due to Missoula's locale at the geographic convergence of five mountain ranges, smoke filters into the Missoula valley from multiple fire sources. 

Wednesday morning's commute traffic stopped at just the right spot to allow this view across Benson's Farm to the hazey outlines of Missoula's westward mountains.