Halfway to Ararat!
Noah endured rain for 40 days & 40 nights. Seattle's not terribly far behind. 23 days and counting... The longest stretch of rainy days hit Seattle in 1953 and that lasted 33 days. Wonder if we'll break the local record?
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As I type this, I'm watching 'walls' of water pass over Puget Sound and slam against our windows and walls. I hear the wind howling as it blows past. I see ferry boats struggling to keep their schedules as the treacherous waves toss about. I hear the major East-West interstate is closed due to an onslaught of snow, the primary North-South interstate stretch is closed in multiple areas due to mudslides and that multiple railroad stretches are out due to washouts and mudslides. Fun!
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Welcome to Northwest Winters!!! Another illustration of the importance of double bagging letterbox components...of course, that's only helpful if the letterboxes don't float away. ;) By the way, many of the regional rivers are swelling beyond flood-stage limits so be careful out there. Never forget this when the rains stop and you are considering whether to plant a letterbox very near to the banks of a river or stream--things aren't always as they seem in the different seasons. Oh, I think I see a sliver of blue sky out there--peering between the rain clouds. Nowadays, I'll take my sun any way I can get it! ;) Stay safe out there!
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As I type this, I'm watching 'walls' of water pass over Puget Sound and slam against our windows and walls. I hear the wind howling as it blows past. I see ferry boats struggling to keep their schedules as the treacherous waves toss about. I hear the major East-West interstate is closed due to an onslaught of snow, the primary North-South interstate stretch is closed in multiple areas due to mudslides and that multiple railroad stretches are out due to washouts and mudslides. Fun!
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Welcome to Northwest Winters!!! Another illustration of the importance of double bagging letterbox components...of course, that's only helpful if the letterboxes don't float away. ;) By the way, many of the regional rivers are swelling beyond flood-stage limits so be careful out there. Never forget this when the rains stop and you are considering whether to plant a letterbox very near to the banks of a river or stream--things aren't always as they seem in the different seasons. Oh, I think I see a sliver of blue sky out there--peering between the rain clouds. Nowadays, I'll take my sun any way I can get it! ;) Stay safe out there!
posted by Adventure Seeker | 9:10 AM
1 Comments:
You're right about that! I went to check upon a letterbox planted sneakily by the banks of a benign lake in Federal Way, only to find it drowning in the swollen lake. Ugh! Thankfully, it was trapped under a bridge-of-sorts, or else it would have floated away! Alls well that ends well; the logbook and stamp were nice & dry inside their ziploc bags, but the whole box was full of water!
Is winter over yet??
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