Grand Canyon West Tour Buses Delayed

Although,the rain stopped, the wash kept running. The desert is full of flash flood wash areas, and this one at the intersection of Cattle Dr. and Pierce Ferry Rd. can be a major pain. Therefore, It was especially annoying to the Grand Canyon West tour buses that visit the SkyWalk , Air Bridge. Rain build up allows this and other dry washes, as they are called, to show their ugly side around monsoon season. Most importantly,It begins when rain from miles away accumulates, and when the washes begin to run–they demand respect. This wash was no exception!

Little, Big Wash

Although this wash only runs about once in 5 to 10 years, when it does it has the potential to stop traffic, as the water and other debris crosses the road. Unexpectedly, this time the wash run was very heavy. Therefore, Grand Canyon West tour buses stopped in their tracks, the local population trying to make it home stopped also. In addition, the delay was some two hours if you happened to catch the wash as it was peaking.  At approximately 3:45 p.m. traffic was allowed to cautiously proceed through. Luckily the pavement stayed intact, the Grand Canyon Tour buses moved on as well as numerous tourist traffic..

I won’t go into detail how my wife managed to get  stuck, and needed the sheriffs department to pull her HHR out of the intersection mud flow, after the wash  had subsided.Thank you Butch, Tom, Janet, Sara, and you guys from the Sheriffs department for your valued assistance in the mud bog event with the HHR. Sorry, no pictures of the HHR mud wrestling. On second thought, there is a few of the before and after pictures .

Soft mud tire just spins	Wet sticky and a foot deep	The mud is drying some
The next morning. Cones mark the stuck spot.	Next day looking towards the stuck place.	A better view of the wash out about 24 hours later.