2004 proved to be a banner year for wildfire in Alaska -- the hottest fire season in decades. The large photo below was taken June 29th. The close-up image is taken from that large image. Photos from the University of Alaska - Fairbanks

Close-up view of Interior Alaska, June 29, 2004. The river you see is the Yukon. Those are smoke plumes, not clouds! The snow clad peaks of the Alaska Range are in the lower right corner.