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Bearpaw88
08-06-2008, 08:12
New England is experiencing the worst flooding since 1930. The thru-hikers coming through here look like sponges :D No end in sight for 7 days....
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/15/national/main1616958.shtml
And with everything so wet and muddy, its making for treacherous hiking. Two rescues (http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/5293031.html) on the AT recently, one was on Little Bigelow and another at an undisclosed location, and also another on Bald Mt, another mountain not far from Saddleback.
Extra precaution is needed. Rescue personnel having a rough time getting people out under such wet and slippery conditions.
minnesotasmith
08-06-2008, 09:23
Look at the Midwest status on the first map:
http://www.lawrencevilleweather.com/drought-maps.html
http://drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html
I'm in southern Colorado, and we've had about 10x the usual amount of rain in the past 3 weeks, too.
Also, read a trip report yesterday on another site. Seems hip waders are warranted for some distance in areas between West Carry Pond and Pierce Pond. That area has been submerged since June. Some areas of the trail are canoeable so throw out the sticks and grab a paddle.
Wet indeed.
Mommy.
Summer is over anyway. Break out the snow shovel.
Hey, could you pipe some of that water down this way, please! Just some cloud cover would help--it's 96 out there right now.
wilconow
08-06-2008, 12:51
New England is experiencing the worst flooding since 1930. The thru-hikers coming through here look like sponges :D No end in sight for 7 days....
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/15/national/main1616958.shtml
Do you realize you're linking to an article from over 2 years ago?
Bearpaw88
08-06-2008, 13:13
HA!:eek:
Thanks for pointing that out. Sorry (Just call me misinformation form now on):)
It is really really wet here though. Flood and Flash Flood warnings, very high lakes, rivers, and streams. It's making the trail pretty awful in Northern New England.
Bearpaw88
08-06-2008, 13:17
try this one
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/nerfc/watersupply.shtml
Bearpaw88
08-06-2008, 13:18
This one's better
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/nerfc/watersupply.shtml
Bearpaw88
08-06-2008, 13:19
Click on the 30 day precipitation graphic
wilconow
08-06-2008, 13:29
(Just call me misinformation form now on):)
.
a little research and paying attention to things goes a long way..
The article i posted about wet and slippery conditions is up-to-date though :o
This could turn out to be the wettest summer on record for some here in the northeast.
canoehead
08-06-2008, 14:30
yeah the kayaking is great
Blissful
08-06-2008, 18:36
Wow sorry to hear that. Hope they hang tough out there. We are dry in VA.
NICKTHEGREEK
08-06-2008, 19:06
Do you realize you're linking to an article from over 2 years ago?
HA!:eek:
Thanks for pointing that out. Sorry (Just call me misinformation form now on):)
It is really really wet here though. Flood and Flash Flood warnings, very high lakes, rivers, and streams. It's making the trail pretty awful in Northern New England.
Emily Litella from SNL "NEVER MIND"
I am plum sick of all this rain. How do we shut this faucet off? Never seen a summer this bad in New England.
Anyone been hiking recently in Vt, NH, ME on the trail? I'd love to read a first hand account of how bad it really is, not just how bad we all think it must be!
From the news, it seems like Maine has been particularly hard hit. The 100 mile wilderness must be a mess! I wonder how many, or if anyone, will make the soggy slog from the AT to Whitehouse Landing for the 1 pound cheeseburgers?
DavidNH