These were taken two day apart.

[RC]

3/29/2006



3/31/2006

Can Spring be far behind?

They raise the bridge each Spring to prevent...

There was a 2nd late flood caused by rains last year

http://rc.smugmug.com/gallery/762677
http://rc.smugmug.com/gallery/595041

Well, when you live at the bottom of a drain for three states, what do ya expect.

[F.Gordon]

1. That's a very quick thaw

Is that normal? Here in Colorado we had a very mild winter. Almost no moisture here in the flatlands. Seems like we went from Winter to Spring right in the middle of February.

BTW... hope you don't mind... skimmed your smugmug. Lots of wonderful photos and your sunset photos blew me away. Very nice....

http://rc.smugmug.com/gallery/163806

[RC]

2. It rained.

Got rid of the snow and added to the flood waters.

I want people to see the rc.smugmug pictures. Not a problem passing the url's along.

[intheflow]

3. I remember when you posted that last shot.

Is that really a bridge to nowhere, not accessible on either end?

[RC]

5. Nope. What they do is

raise it up like that for the spring floods.


Normally it looks like this.

[Blue_In_AK]

4. I read in our paper this morning

about your flooding situation down there. Please take care of yourself.

[RC]

6. Can you bring me a life jacket? I could use being rescued.

Actually the Spring floods are a normal event here.
No mystery 'cause the Red River Valley is the bottom of a drain for 3 states. Dumb idea to build the largest city in North Dakota here, but they did.