By now, most everyone has heard about the flood through Cave Creek Canyon and Portal from Hurricane Odile. I was working on a couple of posts about how beautiful it is in the Chiricahuas in September, when the flood came and we got distracted, so I'll be posting a few entries at one time this week. Happily no one was injured or killed in the flood. A few homes had some water damage, but all in all everyone came out okay. Our house and the cabin both came through with no water reaching the structures. The canyon itself suffered the most damage and will be closed by the Forest Service for an undetermined time to assess and repair the damage.
The road through Cave Creek Canyon was washed away in several places and undermined in others, so it will take a while to get it fixed.
South Fork Road was damaged some going to the bridge. The bridge had no damage and the cabins had no damage, but beyond the cabins to the picnic area, the creek took over the road and washed it out completely. No dirt left, just boulders and trees. It will be a costly repair to get that road back in shape. The good news is that Mother Nature has a way of coming back from disasters in her own time in her own way. The Chiricahuas have rebounded after the fires in 2011 and will rebound again after this. I have no doubt.
The road through Cave Creek Canyon was washed away in several places and undermined in others, so it will take a while to get it fixed.
South Fork Road was damaged some going to the bridge. The bridge had no damage and the cabins had no damage, but beyond the cabins to the picnic area, the creek took over the road and washed it out completely. No dirt left, just boulders and trees. It will be a costly repair to get that road back in shape. The good news is that Mother Nature has a way of coming back from disasters in her own time in her own way. The Chiricahuas have rebounded after the fires in 2011 and will rebound again after this. I have no doubt.
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