I just spoke with my friend paul Riegle via e-ail and he said conditions were “pretty bad” and there was substantial smoke. I remember flying into Kelowna in 1999 and seeing a huge forest fire out the window of the aircraft then. It was a incredible and terrifying spectacle. Aerial tankers were landing in Lake Okanagan to refill for water-bombing runs. It was something to see. Based on the tone of Paul’s last message it sounds pretty iffy as to whether the race will be feasible. The big thing is the situtaion seems to be changing rapidly. Anyone know what the latest is?