Photos: Marshall Gulch trail after the fire
Wet weather is greening the 2003 Aspen Fire burn area along the Marshall Gulch Trail on Mt. Lemmon.
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Areas burned in the 2003 Aspen Fire are coming back nicely as group of kids make their way through the green forest of Marshall Gulch. Photo taken Thursday, June 4, 2015. Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
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Life goes on in Marshall Gulch as a mama bird delivers food to her babies nesting inside a burned out tree, a remnant from the 2003 Aspen Fire on Mount Lemmon Photo taken Thursday, June 4, 2015. Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
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A delicate flower grows along the rocky stream in Marshall Gulch on Mount Lemmon north of Tucson. Photo taken Thursday, June 4, 2015. Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
Marshall Gulch Trail
Ferns grow over the ashen remains of a tree burned in the 2003 Aspen Fire in Marshall Gulch. Photo taken Thursday, June 4, 2015. Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
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Despite the debris, hikers Jeannine Rainbolt, left, and Kris Delaplane enjoy their hike along the Marshall Gulch trail. They were not here prior to the 2003 fire but still enjoy the present trail. Photo taken Thursday, June 4, 2015. Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
Marshall Gulch Trail
Young trees grow beneath the hulking remains of a tree in Marshall Gulch burned in the 2003 Aspen Fire on Mount Lemmon north of Tucson, AZ. Photo taken Thursday, June 4, 2015. Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
Marshall Gulch Trail
A bird, surrounded by young green trees in Marshall Gulch, perches atop a burned stump, a remnant from the 2003 Aspen Fire on Mount Lemmon. Photo taken Thursday, June 4, 2015. Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
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A view outside of the road into Summerhaven shows vegetation among the trees burned in the 2003 Aspen Fire on Mount Lemmon north of Tucson. Photo taken Thursday, June 4, 2015. Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
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A view of Summerhaven from Inspiration Rock campground shows sweeps of lush green vegetation growing through areas burned in the 2003 Aspen Fire on Mount Lemmon north of Tucson, AZ. Photo taken Thursday, June 4, 2015. Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
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As the Aspen Fire barreled up Marshall Gulch and through Summerhaven in June, 2003, a home on Phoenix Avenue fell to the flames – one of more than 300 structures destroyed. David Sanders / Arizona Daily Star
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Northwest Fire District crew members take a breather along the Marshall Gulch trail as slurry planes drop their loads on the next ridge during the Aspen Fire in June, 2003.
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Burned debris and ash from the Aspen Fire turned a small Marshall Gulch stream black as rain fell in July, 2003. David Sanders / Arizona Daily Star
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A group of nature-loving folks hops across a stream in Marshall Gulch in August, 2002. Benjie Sanders / Arizona Daily Star
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Hikers Ben Kirkby (l) and Kate Gardiner (r) make their way up the first stretch of the Aspen Draw trail on Mt. Lemmon in August, 1999. Chris Richards / Arizona Daily Star
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Water rushes down a tiny stream during a heavy rain storm at Marshall Gulch in July, 1998. David Sanders / Arizona Daily Star
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Wendy Caton, center, and Jose Chabert play with their dogs at Marshall Gulch in June, 1983, after the area was re-opened to the public after contaminated water was cleaned up. Bruce Chambers / Tucson Citizen
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Hikers near Marshall Gulch near Summerhaven, Ariz., in June, 1983. Bruce Chambers / Tucson Citizen
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