Alaska's being hit with grandiose forest fires this summer. Except up here they might be more accurately called tundra fires. I'll have to check that. Most of Alaska is vacant and no one really cares if it burns, I suspect that periodic burning is healthy for the ecosystem. (I also suspect that most of these fires were started by careless humans.) I don't mind burning but it's making the air quality here in Anchorage go downhill. I cannot see across town. Since my area is one of the only sections of clear air I haven't really left my neighborhood in a couple of days. I guess there's always things to deal with when you're trying to train-- dust storms, heatwaves, cold snaps, smokey air. Luckily, like I said, my little edge of Anchorage is still fairly nice, but I have serious doubts that I'll want to be up on Eagle Glacier next week unless we get some strong winds and fresh air up there. It's important to be smart and not tough and avoid training when it does more damage than good.