Yup—we have traveled in the desert southwest and the hiking trails have a lot of “flood warning” signs in the washes.
“we have traveled in the desert southwest and the hiking trails have a lot of “flood warning” signs in the washes.”
Pretty sure it is the origin of the old saying “Don’t camp in a wash.”
Used to live there and I have seen washes run when the rain was 40 miles away. lol