Rim Fire Time Lapse August 2013
Submitted by newsroom on Wed, 08/28/2013 - 8:15pm
Time-lapse photography shows various perspectives of the 2013 Rim Fire, as viewed from Yosemite National Park.
The first part of this video is from the Crane Flat Helibase. The fire is currently burning in wilderness and is not immediately threatening visitors or employees.
The second half of the video is from Glacier Point, showing Yosemite Valley, and how little the smoke from the fire has impacted the Valley. - Yosemite National Park
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