Lolo Pass Road Flood Damage
This isn't far from my house. Any of my contacts that shoot Mount Hood from the west side know Lolo Pass Road well. This is very near where the confluence of Clear Creek spills into the Sandy River at the end of Barlow Trail Road.
This stretch of river takes this stretch of road out every time that it floods. This is the exact same spot that washed out in 2006, but because log jams diverted the river the damage was worse this year.
The brand smackin' new bridge over the Zigzag River is ruined. The footings are unstable and they won't even let people walk across it. Not sure how many millions of dollars that were washed down the drain with that debacle. I can't wait to see what Mount Hood did to all of the drainage and construction over at White River. Engineers are always wanting to tame Mother Nature.
If you watched the video that I posted yesterday and noticed water coming up to the deck of a cabin, that cabin is gone with nary a trace of it ever being there.
I'm lucky where I am located as I'm on higher ground and a walk from the river's edge and I have an alternate route that I can take to get home. I appreciate those that have expressed concern over my safety. : ) I am unnafected completely other than how it has affected my friends and neighbors.
I just thought that I would post a few shots to show the damage. Stay warm, stay dry... take pictures
Lolo Pass Road Flood Damage
This isn't far from my house. Any of my contacts that shoot Mount Hood from the west side know Lolo Pass Road well. This is very near where the confluence of Clear Creek spills into the Sandy River at the end of Barlow Trail Road.
This stretch of river takes this stretch of road out every time that it floods. This is the exact same spot that washed out in 2006, but because log jams diverted the river the damage was worse this year.
The brand smackin' new bridge over the Zigzag River is ruined. The footings are unstable and they won't even let people walk across it. Not sure how many millions of dollars that were washed down the drain with that debacle. I can't wait to see what Mount Hood did to all of the drainage and construction over at White River. Engineers are always wanting to tame Mother Nature.
If you watched the video that I posted yesterday and noticed water coming up to the deck of a cabin, that cabin is gone with nary a trace of it ever being there.
I'm lucky where I am located as I'm on higher ground and a walk from the river's edge and I have an alternate route that I can take to get home. I appreciate those that have expressed concern over my safety. : ) I am unnafected completely other than how it has affected my friends and neighbors.
I just thought that I would post a few shots to show the damage. Stay warm, stay dry... take pictures