<p><strong>Outfitter Pat Clanton</strong>'s truck burned up during the Bear Creek Fire's 17,000-acre run on Aug. 20. (Gary Collier photo)</p>
September 5, 2015
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September 5, 2015 9 p.m.
'A lot of that land is burnt to black toast'
Nearly 100,000 acres have burned this summer in the Flathead National Forest’s Spotted Bear Ranger District, and the resulting land closures are taking a heavy toll on outfitters whose livelihoods depend on late summer and early fall access to the Bob Marshall Wilderness.