In pictures: Rim Fire engulfs California's Yosemite National Park
The fire, which had grown to just over 125,000 acres as of early Saturday, remained largely unchecked with extreme terrain hampering efforts at containment
The McCain inmate crew out of San Diego struggles to cut a fire line on a steep slope on the Rim Fire near Buck Meadows, California, Aug. 24, 2013.MAX WHITTAKER/Reuters
The Rim Fire burns near Buck Meadows, California, Aug. 24, 2013. A fast-moving wildfire on the edge of Yosemite National Park has forced the closure of two more areas of the park, but an official said he was cautiously optimistic that firefighters could halt the advance of flames. The fire, which had grown to just over 125,000 acres as of early Saturday, remained largely unchecked with extreme terrain hampering efforts at containment.MAX WHITTAKER/Reuters
Firefighters work to prevent the Rim Fire from jumping Highway 120 near Buck Meadows, California, Aug. 24, 2013.MAX WHITTAKER/Reuters
Firefighters work to prevent the Rim Fire from jumping Highway 120 near Buck Meadows, California, Aug. 24, 2013.MAX WHITTAKER/Reuters
Fire trucks drive along Highway 120 while fighting the Rim Fire near Buck Meadows, California, Aug. 24, 2013.MAX WHITTAKER/Reuters
Firefighter John Curtis, of Big Bear, Calif., watches the Rim Fire burn near Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013.Jae C. Hong/The Associated Press
A firefighter watches for spot fires during a burnout operation while battling the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013.Jae C. Hong/The Associated Press
Trees burn as firefighters continue to battle the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013.Jae C. Hong/The Associated Press
The Rim Fire burns near Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013.Jae C. Hong/The Associated Press
A view of the Rim Fire as it burns just outside Yosemite National Park, California, Aug. 24, 2013.MAX WHITTAKER/Reuters
A highway sign burned by the Rim Fire, is seen in Yosemite National Park, California, Aug. 24, 2013.MAX WHITTAKER/Reuters
A view of the remains of a forest burned by the Rim Fire, just outside Yosemite National Park, California, Aug. 24, 2013.MAX WHITTAKER/Reuters
El Dorado Hills firefighter Ben Cowles (right) battles a hotspot while fighting the Rim Fire in Yosemite National Park, California, Aug. 24, 2013.MAX WHITTAKER/Reuters
A sign on the edge of Yosemite National Park, California, is surrounded by a burn from the Rim Fire, Aug. 23, 2013. The 105,000-acre Rim Fire, named for a Stanislaus National Forest lookout point called Rim of the World, has destroyed four homes and 12 outbuildings since it broke out on Saturday.MAX WHITTAKER/Reuters
A burned tree stands near state Highway 120 as the sun rises through a heavy smoke from the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Aug. 25, 2013. With winds gusting to 50 mph on Sierra mountain ridges and flames jumping from treetop to treetop, hundreds of firefighters have been deployed to protect this and other communities in the path of the Rim Fire raging north of Yosemite National Park.Jae C. Hong/The Associated Press
A firefighting crew puts out a spot fire that jumped a fire line in Yosemite National Park, California, August 23, 2013. The 105,000-acre Rim Fire had blackened 11,000 acres at the northeastern edge of Yosemite as of Friday, park spokeswoman Kari Cobb said.MAX WHITTAKER/Reuters
A firefighting crew puts out a spot fire that jumped a fire line in Yosemite National Park, California, Aug. 23, 2013.MAX WHITTAKER/Reuters
A bulldozer puts in a fire line as the Rim Fire burns in the background near the border of Yosemite National Park, California, Aug. 23, 2013.MAX WHITTAKER/Reuters
The edge of the Rim Fire burns near Berkeley Camp near Buck Meadows, California, Aug. 23, 2013.MAX WHITTAKER/Reuters