Madrean Archipelago

Burned forest in the Chiricahua Mtns.

Chiricahuas Revisited

The Chiricahua Mountains are one of the largest of the “Sky Island” ranges that separate the Sierra Madre of Mexico from the Rocky Mountains of the US and Canada.  It is a rich, convoluted mountain range, and like most of the adjacent ranges, high in plant and animal diversity.  These ranges are subject to frequent wildfires, and […]

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Turkey Creek, Chiricahua Mountains

Turkey Creek

My kitchen remodeling effort is finally complete, so a couple of weeks ago I packed up the car with camping gear and headed to Turkey Creek.  It seems as if most of the mountain ranges in the southwest US have a “Turkey Creek.”  I imagine this says something about the ubiquity of wild turkeys at

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