The Salmon River and the Middle Fork of the Salmon are open. Vehicle access to the eastern part of the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness is unavailable to the Yellowjacket, Big Horn Crags and Clear Creek trails because roads entering Unit 28 in these areas are still closed. Forest users can now access the Meyers Cove and Camas Creek areas. As more areas of the Forest are re-opened to public access, forest users should be cautious. Many of the fires are still active and as daytime temperatures rise, the vegetation starts to dry.
Fires can rekindle.
The Marlin Springs Fire showed minimal fire activity yesterday. Mop-up and gridding is 95 percent complete on the outside edge of the fire. Fire activity increased significantly yesterday on the Clear Creek Fire due to the warming and drying trend. The high-pressure ridge causing this warming trend is expected to remain in the area for the next several days. Several pockets of heavy fuel continued to burnout with occasional torching and short range spotting occurring.