Salmon Canyon and a Big Fire
Looking northwest down the Salmon Rive Canyon from the east ridge of John Day Mountain. The Poe Cabin fire seen here burned for two months often with multiple plumes. The heavy smoke in the air did not make for good mountain photos unfortunately. The fire burned well over 50,000 acres, mostly in Hells Canyon, but it spilled over onto the Salmon side in the area shown here. July 2007