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Update, 2155. Glacier is calling this the Reynolds Creek Wildland Fire (I updated my headline to correct the name), and reported 14 minutes ago that it had grown to 800–1,000 acres. Your best bet for information from the NPS probably is Glacier’s Facebook Page. The park’s website is useless at this point.
Earlier. Strong winds fanned 100-acre wildfire located near Rising Sun in Glacier National Park today, sending into the atmosphere a plume of smoke that was visible 45 miles away. I made the image below at 1721 MDT, shooting from my front yard northwest of Kalispell with a long lens and infrared filter. When I noticed the plume, it was higher. And yes, I did take a bearing with a sighting compass and checked Google Earth.
