Yep, here is a pic of the usually dry Rillito River in Tucson during a big monsoon season -
It's a bit late here, but we just got our second monsoon storm of 1/2 inch tonight and the Colorado River toads are out and croaking away...:^)
It’s hard to conceive of monsoons in the desert, but you better believe it. Instant rampaging rivers.
In any desert, dry washes are places to be aware and not places to camp.
*** “It’s hard to conceive of monsoons in the desert, but you better believe it. Instant rampaging rivers” ***
Witnessed one ... very little warning and then it is there full blast ... it is like a contained Tsunami, tough to egress from if you are in it’s path. I saw the first little stream appear then a wall like 8’ tall with a river behind it and it lasted for hours, I was ticked, I ran out of beer while watching it and replenishment was on the other side.
(I was camping up on a high bank because the peccary were working the low scrub and they can be a pain, just ask my tree hugging brother ;^), he spent a few hours bleeding up on a big cactus once (does that make him a cactus hugger?) while they destroyed his camp and circled underneath him snapping and snorting)
Oh to be young again!
Yep, here is a pic of the usually dry Rillito River in Tucson during a big monsoon season -
It's a bit late here, but we just got our second monsoon storm of 1/2 inch tonight and the Colorado River toads are out and croaking away...:^)