Photo courtesy of National Park Service, Sept. 14, 2018 The Lonely and Riggs fires have closed the southeastern part of Bryce Canyon National Park, including Rainbow Point, pictured here from the air. Park and Forest Service officials decided to not to put out these lightning-caused fires in hopes that the flames will clear out woody fuels that have built up on the forest floor over they years. After three weeks, they began spreading rapidly out of the park to the east. Now merged, they have charred more than 1,400 acres as Monday.