08/10/2026
Yesterday there was a spectacular cloud over the Wasatch Mountains that caught my attention. The underside of it had a dirty color even though most of it was pure white. A wildfire burning to the north east of Salt Lake City was billowing up its own storm system. As the sun went down, there was a large red glow coming from the source of the fire so I decided to drive to a place where I could safely see it from a distance. It’s beautiful and terrifying at the same time. The closest I got was to within about seven miles. Didn’t want to be any closer anyway. Change of wind direction can make that kind of a situation go from safe to get the hell out of here very quickly. I’ll take another look tonight and hope that it doesn’t get any closer to people’s homes or property. I have a good friend who lives in a small town that could literally be in the line of fire today.