Stranded Cave Springs campers able to leave

Joseph K. Giddens/Larson Newspapers

Some 65 campers were stranded at Cave Springs Campground in Oak Creek Canyon after Oak Creek washed out the low-water bridge Saturday and Sunday Oct. 10 and Oct. 11.

The majority were able to leave late Tuesday, Oct. 13, with the remaining campers to depart on Wednesday, Oct. 14, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office said. An Arizona Department of Public Safety helicopter dropped food and supplies Oct. 13 for those who were stranded across

Joseph K Giddens

Joseph K. Giddens grew up in southern Arizona and studied natural resources at the University of Arizona. He later joined the National Park Service in many different roles focusing on geoscience education throughout the West. Drawn to deep time and ancient landscapes he’s worked at: Dinosaur National Monument, Petrified Forest National Park, Badlands National Park and Saguaro National Park among several other public land sites. Prior to joining Sedona Red Rock News, he worked for several Tucson outlets as well as the Williams-Grand Canyon News and the Navajo-Hopi Observer. He frequently is reading historic issues of the Tombstone Epitaph newspaper and daydreaming about rockhounding. Contact him at jgiddens@larsonnewspapers.com or (928) 282-7795 ext. 122.

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