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Summer of Fire 1988
May 24, The fire season started in Yellowstone Park when lighting struck a tree in the northeastern part of the park. -
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Summer of Frie 1988
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Summer of Fire
Lighting started a fire near Shoshone Lake in the southern part of the park. -
Summer of Fire
Another bolt of lighting started a fire in the northwest. -
Summer of Fire
A day known as Black Saturday, more than 150,000 acres burned inside the park nd in neighboring forests. -
Summer of Fire
Fire Fighters were moving in to defend the area around the park's most famous geyser, Old Faithful. -
Summer of Fire
One are of the North Fork fire was threatening park headquarters at Mammoth Hot Springs, and another warm was a quarter of a mile from Tower Junchtion. -
Summer of Fire
This turned into a day of hope. rain was drenching the area around Old Faithful. -
Summer of Fire
Scattered islands of fire would burn until November blanketed them in snow. But the worst was over.
