Montana didn't use to be this hot

I woke this morning to the smell of a campfire.

Unfortunately, I wasn’t camping.

Smoke from wildfires in Canada drifted into Montana last night. Those beautiful, clear summer skies are gone, and with them the long-range vistas this state is known for. So long, mountain ranges. So long, endless landscapes. Get ready for a summer of smoke, and limited visibility. There appears to be no end in sight and it’s not yet the Fourth of July.

It wasn’t so many years ago that smoky summers were a rarity. Then Yellowstone National Park burned during the summer of 1988. I was living in Livingston at the ti...