Pueblo Creek
October 9-11, 2015
Once again we were washed out of a planned trip to a flood-prone slot canyon, so our fallback was Pueblo Creek, which drains a much smaller region. It rained all day and all night, and the only thing that kept us from hibernating in our tents was a "white man's fire"!
It is disturbing to see how the canyon has been resculpted in just the last two years. Enormous boulder fields have largely replaced the the previous well-marked streamside trail. We can't blame it on fires, since this area hasn't — so far — fallen victim to the catastrophic fires that have razed much of the Mogollon and White Mountains.
![Pueblo Creek](https://www.desertlavender.com/new-mexico/gila-wilderness/pueblo-park/pueblo-creek.jpg)
![Boulder Field](https://www.desertlavender.com/new-mexico/gila-wilderness/pueblo-park/boulder-field.jpg)
![scarab](https://www.desertlavender.com/new-mexico/gila-wilderness/pueblo-park/scarab.jpg)
![corral](https://www.desertlavender.com/new-mexico/gila-wilderness/pueblo-park/corral.jpg)
![stickers](https://www.desertlavender.com/new-mexico/gila-wilderness/pueblo-park/stickers.jpg)