Slumgullion Earthflow

I've always been fascinated by the Slumgullion Earthflow. It's a geological event of great importance that happened in relatively recent time. At left is Mesa Seco, part of the Cannibal Plateau (more about the "cannibal" part in another post), which is the headwall for the earthflow. You can see where it just broke off and slid down. Lake San Cristobal was formed by the dam created by the Slumgullion Earthflow.

This is a section of the earthflow that geologists consider to be still active. They can tell that this is so be observing the leaning trees and measuring the movement of large sections of the earthflow, much like you would measure a glacier. When I was here in 1978, there were still markers like a fence across the earthflow, but they've since been removed.

This is a great diagram of the earthflow.

This photo on the interpretive sign was taken from the east-facing canyon wall.

Maybe I'll have to try this recipe!