The fire is 78% contained. Roin in the Bartlett Dam Road had been closed since the Bartlett Fire was sparked, but reopened on Aug. 9. The Tonto National Forest has closed all National Forest ...

where we head east on Cave Creek Road and then out to Bartlett Dam. Sometimes we see mule deer, bald eagles, javelinas and coyotes. We also see a splendid array of indigenous desert plants ...