This whole summer has particularily bad for drought, forest fires in British Columbia and Alberta. There are multiple forest fires every summer all over these provinces (and also in northern Ontario), but this year has been incredibly long and persistent, + burning down some people's homes.

We also have had smoky hazy days from forest fires burning in Washington state and elsewhere...we're well over 300 km. north!

I'm ok cycling for an hr. or so with a break. It has been highly unusual in our area not see bright blue skies..instead of grey smoky days for past 2 days.. We also had this problem at the beginning of Aug. Vancouver keeps on having its drought problems + forest fire smoke haze.