Video

Recreating After Fire

Rocky Mountain National Park

Description

Rocky recently opened more trails that were closed due to last year's fires. When recreating in burned areas - be aware of additional hazards including: burned-out stump holes where the ground may be weak and unstable; unstable dead trees, especially in windy conditions; loose rocks, logs and rolling debris; dry, hot conditions with little forest canopy to provide shade; flash flooding and significant debris flow.

Duration

2 minutes, 1 second

Credit

NPS Video/N. Horn

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