Chased by a Flash Flood
It was late afternoon. The weather had been nearly perfect. Christina and I decided to hike to Acomat Falls.
It was around 4 p.m. when we reached the falls—a 30-foot barrel of whitewater shooting over the basin. We dove into the green pool and floated on our backs, looking up at the canyon (峡谷) walls.
By 4:30, We knew we needed to head back to the car before dark, but I was waist deep in the river trying to photograph the falls, the hanging vines, and the dreaminess of the place. Christina was sitting on a stone above the basin. I finally got a good shot—and then she screamed.
With a crack like thunder, a wall of brown water rushed over the top of the falls, carrying fragments of trees and plants with it. Flash flood. I jumped out of the river seconds before the flood crashed over the spot where I’d just been standing. Christina scrambled barefoot off the boulder (巨石) toward higher ground.
Christina led us through dense brush, prickly (多刺的) trees, and ankle-deep mud. When we’d climbed 200 feet, we stopped to catch our breath. Now we had a different problem: The trail and the road were on the other side of the swollen river. We were stuck in the canopy (顶棚).
Then the sky opened up. Christina asked if I had my phone. It was wet, but still blinked on. No service. We decided to move toward higher ground to get a better signal. It was almost dark. For a moment, the phone connected, and I heard the faint voice of Mae, our vacation rental host. She said she’d call for help. Then the phone went silent.
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We had no idea whether rescuers could reach us.
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After another hour, we saw lights across the canyon.
