Falls Trail Tour - Stop 4

Frijoles Creek during a flash flood.

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For a few thousand years, the climate in Bandelier has been similar to what it is today. Currently, this area receives most of its 16 inches of annual precipitation in the form of snow and summer thunderstorms. Spring is often windy, as are the summer storms. Both wind and water are the major forces that move and carve rocks. These changes are usually slow and modest, but the forces of nature can also generate quick, dramatic changes during events such as flash floods.