Normally, this would be the bustling tourism season for the town. However, with Highway 2 between Index and Skykomish closing for two weeks -- and then closing again, just two days after reopening -- the town is much quieter.
As the 17-square-mile fire burns high atop the hillside to the north of town, Skykomish is under a Level 2 Get Set evacuation — meaning people should be prepared to go at a moment’s notice. So far, the fire has not destroyed any homes.
Normally, this would be the bustling tourism season for the town, with hikers flocking to the Cascades and road-trippers stopping on their way across the pass. However, with Highway 2 between Index and Skykomish closing for two weeks — and then closing again between Grotto and Skykomish on Monday, just two days after reopening — the town is much quieter.
In the meantime, he is keeping the hotel’s doors open in case those living closest to the fire need to evacuate their homes. “We finally made arrangements to get the mail delivered — our mail wasn’t delivered for two weeks,” Sladek said.
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