The US Forest Service has agreed to let Gila County maintain the road down to Fossil Creek from Strawberry, to allow rescue crews to reach the canyon bottom.
It took them nine hours round trip, but Gila County Supervisor Steve Christensen and Gary Morris, a member of Tonto Rim Search and Rescue, hiked the Flume Trail into Fossil
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The Fossil Creek recreation area a popular hiking area known for its streams and waterfalls will remain closed through at least the end of the year potentially as late as fall 2022, to undergo assessments and repairs following the Backbone Fire and this season's monsoon storms.