A human caused wildfire burned 57 acres of my beloved trail, Bear Canyon Trail, in the Sandia Mountains here in Albuquerque. I walk my dogs on this wild trail every Sunday morning at dawn.

Started either by a careless smoker or more ominously an arson. heartbreaking. The desert is resilient. It will recover. Eventually. Scroll down to June 3rd to see the lushness pre-fire...

hearty thistle flower survives the fire