Ward Canyon in the Chiricahua Mountains. | After the 1994 Rattlesnake Fire, post-fire runoff and erosion created a 10m deep gully. In 2004 we returned to see how the gully was recovering. It was about 3-4m deep. After the Horseshoe 2 Fire, the gully re-incised and is now about 12m deep. Phil Pearthree and Erica Bigio for scale.
Online resource:
Youberg & others, 2013, Post-wildfire erosion in the Chiricahua Mountains, https://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_p067/rmrs_p067_357_361.pdf
Bezy, J.V., 2011, Rocks in the Chiricahua National Monument and the Fort Bowie National Historic Site. Arizona Geological Survey Down-to-Earth Series #11, 48 p. https://library.azgs.arizona.edu/item/DTES-1552428755771-84
Photographer: Ann Youberg
Photo Date: 2004