CHEYENNE, Wyo. — New wildfires have broken out in national forests in western Wyoming as crews battle a blaze blocking a route to Yellowstone National Park during peak tourist season.
The new fires were discovered Tuesday in remote areas of the Bighorn and Shoshone national forests.
A larger blaze has burned about 12 square miles in the Bridger-Teton National Forest and closed U.S. 191/189, a highway heavily used by travelers heading across Interstate 80 to visit Jackson Hole and Yellowstone.
There are alternate routes available to travelers heading to northwest Wyoming, including I-25 through Casper. The fire is burning about 5 miles north of the community of Bondurant.
