Photos: Hundreds of campers stranded in Catalina State Park by ...
Again and again, a front-loader driven by an Arizona state ranger dove into flood waters and pushed up against an embankment made of river silt in ...
Again and again, a front-loader driven by an Arizona state ranger dove into flood waters and pushed up against an embankment made of river silt in an effort to clear the main road to Catalina State Park where around 300 campers were stuck after heavy rain streamed down the Cañada del Oro wash. Since the weekend, those people were stuck at camping sites inside the park on North Oracle Road, about 15 miles from Downtown Tucson. The 5,500-acre state park sits at the base of the Santa Catalina Mountains and is a haven for desert plants and wildlife, including nearly 5,000 saguaros.