Fire! This blaze in the Organ Mountains east of Las Cruces was apparently manmade, and law enforcement is investigating. It started late afternoon yesterday and quickly consumed more than 400 acres.
It was still out of control this morning when Dr. K, Research Associate Becca and I went out to Tortugas Mountain for a hike. Later, we drove up Soledad Canyon Road to get a closer look at the fire from the parking lot at the Sierra Vista Trailhead.
We were stopped by a Dona Ana County Sheriff's deputy who let us pass when he heard we were going to turn around at the Sierra Vista Trail. On the way back we saw a slurry helicopter make several trips to and from the city to drop its payload on the mountains. With as hot, dry and windy as it is we can only hope that the conflagration won't spread too far.
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