tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589004864752648311.post7339722673705285427..comments2024-02-20T15:56:34.721-08:00Comments on Southern New Mexico Explorer: Drought 2011Devon Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420276569501950892noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589004864752648311.post-9849816676098251582011-05-18T20:51:55.033-07:002011-05-18T20:51:55.033-07:00I definitely hear you, Devon. I had hoped to be ba...I definitely hear you, Devon. I had hoped to be backpacking in the Gila right now. I can say, though, that I've seen a lot of big burns on the Middle Fork of the Salmon in Idaho, and it's never as bad the next season as I expect. Not every inch in a fire's listed acreage gets devastated; there will be bad spots, but there will be a lot of better areas too. Likewise, I was just out in Oregon's Kalmiopsis Wilderness two weeks ago. That place burned big and hot in the Biscuit Fire in 2002, one of the biggest in Oregon's history. And it's still absolutely beautiful today, healing fast, even if there are a lot of dead trees. <br /><br />Come up north for now! The Pecos is largely melted out and the aspens are leafing out.Peculiarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849337750990440147noreply@blogger.com