Tourist businesses heavily impacted by Smith River Complex fires

Tourist businesses heavily impacted by Smith River Complex fires

At the Out’n’About Treehouse Treesort south of Cave Junction, intricate wooden houses emerge from towering trees, kids dash across hanging bridges — and ash trickles from a pale orange sky.The Smith River Complex is burning just southwest of the small community of Takilma where the treehouse hotel is located. The business is shrouded in smoke.“It’s not that nice,” said Michael Garnier, the owner and head ‘entreepreneur’ of the treesort. “It’s un…