Two wildfires burning in northern Arizona showed signs of increased containment. Still, they also continued to scorch tens of thousands of acres as of July 22, according to state and federal fire officials.

“The North Rim of the Grand Canyon is like another world,” said Ethan Aumack, executive director of the Grand Canyon Trust, who has fond memories of skiing through the woods to the rim after the lone road that leads there closes for the winter. “It feels like a much more personal place.”