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Post by joee30 on Feb 22, 2012 9:36:57 GMT -8
Yes I live in Arizona. The whole Pena Blanca area burned badly last year in the Murphy fire in June. They had it closed down last summer so I haven't seen it personally. When people say they collected at 'Pena Blanca', they don't mean Pena Blanca Lake, they mean Pena Blanca Canyon, which is southwest of the lake about a mile. That mile makes a huge difference as well. I collected around the lake once and it was terrible by comparison to the canyon. It's my understanding that Pena Blanca Canyon mostly got spared by the Murphy fire, but the fire burned all the way around it. That sucks! I did ok the first time I've collected there. Even though the place that left the most vivid memories is definitely the Madera cyn. area. How I miss collecting in AZ |
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Post by Chris Grinter on Feb 22, 2012 11:50:37 GMT -8
Yes I live in Arizona. The whole Pena Blanca area burned badly last year in the Murphy fire in June. They had it closed down last summer so I haven't seen it personally. When people say they collected at 'Pena Blanca', they don't mean Pena Blanca Lake, they mean Pena Blanca Canyon, which is southwest of the lake about a mile. That mile makes a huge difference as well. I collected around the lake once and it was terrible by comparison to the canyon. It's my understanding that Pena Blanca Canyon mostly got spared by the Murphy fire, but the fire burned all the way around it. I collected Pena Blanca Canyon in October and it was entirely spared the fires. Actually that entire canyon down to the boarder looks like it's still in great shape! The destruction was pretty evident though driving along Ruby road though. And yes - when people talk about collecting Pena Blanca I assume 90% of them mean the canyon and NOT the lake. The Lake camping spot is usually crowded and not as good collecting. |
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