Negative publicity abounds, here is a newspaper article that appeared about Rustler Park high in the Chiricahua Mountains and the effects of the Horseshoe Two Fire. A reader could easily conclude that Rustler Park is gone. But how does the mental image created by this article compare with reality? Below is a video taken on a recent visit to Rustler Park after containment of the Horseshoe Two Fire. Permission was granted by the Forest Service and the Horseshoe Two incident command team to visit the area where this video was captured. A wide angle (180 degree) video camera was mounted on the hood of a Forest Service truck and left to run as a group of business people drove from Portal up to Rustler Park. The segment of video shown below was taken on the drive out of Rustler Park and provides a neutral viewpoint of the effects of the Horseshoe Two Fire around Rustler Park.
Rustler Park Chiricahua Mountains after... by BAlvarius
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