Category: road closure

Categories: American Museum of Natural History, Arizona, Cave Creek Canyon, flood, Forest Service, Portal, road closure, Southwest Research Station, SWRS, USFS Posted on

SWRS Survives the Flood, But Can It Survive the Road Closure?

The Southwest Research Station finds itself in a difficult position, caught between the financial demands of its parent company, the American Museum of Natural History, and the US Forest Service, which is enforcing a road closure that will likely exclude the station’s workers and guests … Continue readingSWRS Survives the Flood, But Can It Survive the Road Closure?

Categories: Arizona, Casa de San Pedro B & B, Cave Creek, Cave Creek Ranch, flooding, Hurricane Odile, Portal, road closure, San Pedro River, South Fork Posted on

Portal after Hurricane Odile, Part 2

The Forest Service has closed the road into Cave Creek Canyon indefinitely. In places the road has been seriously undermined, even washed away. Anyone needing to access the Southwest Research Station will have to approach from Paradise via East Turkey Creek, then turn left and … Continue readingPortal after Hurricane Odile, Part 2