Andy has been getting flash flood alerts on his cellphone…that’s often an aftermath of wildfires. Here are pictures of one in del Norte Canyon that messed up our road after the 2011 fire:
August 26, 2011
August 26, 2011
August 26, 2011
August 26, 2011
August 26, 2011
August 26, 2011
So far our recent rains were enough to put water in the stream, but not nearly enough to cause problems:
June 27, 2022
June 27, 2022
And even if we had a lot more rain, the road is much better protected now because then it had only a 3-foot culvert and when we repaired the road we added the 4-foot one shown in these pictures.
June 27, 2022
June 27, 2022
As you can see, that part of the road is a lot safer now than it was then.
There are a lot more pictures here in Flickr.
June 28, 2022
ummm good luck with the road v the rain
The roads need work but it’s been too dry the past couple of years. Andy’s hoping the rain will do more good than harm.
Hope the road continues to be safe and not flooded!
Thanks. 🙂 Andy says the stream wasn’t even flowing today.
that is a LOT of MUD. wow! and scary looking to me.. good idea to put in the larger culvert.. should make a big difference.
It made a big difference.
I wouldn’t want to try and traverse that bend under water. Good job, y’all!
I think that was one day Andy turned around and came back home. 🙂
such beautiful pictures showing a potentially dangerous situation!
the cycles of nature. truly fascinating. xo
I think those pictures are pretty too. 🙂
That new culvert should handle a LOT more flow. Of course, as shown with the recent floods in Yellowstone, exceptionally heavy prolonged rains could do a lot of damage.
It’s been warm and dry here. We were concerned that we might be heading into a very hot period like we’ve had in some other years, but we’ve had a break of a couple of cooler days and the long-term forecast has moderated.
That flooding in Yellowstone is impressive. I’m glad your weather forecast is promising about the heat… I wilt when it gets too hot.
I never would have guessed flash floods come after forest fires. What next? Locust?
🙂
Wow, that did make a mess back in 2011. Hope you don’t get a repeat of that
Thanks. 🙂
I had not thought about what a wildfire does to the ground.
It happens when the forests are overgrown and the fires are intense.