Thanks, Jim; will do! So far, Danneauxville is safe. I took the tandem out today and kept having to reroute due to the rising waters. They weren't just over the bike paths and roads, they were *deep* and had current and the occasional fish flopping across what would normally be pavement.
A number of trees were in the slow process of toppling over in the damp soil, their roots raising large bulges on the far side as they leaned over further and further. One has already taken out a safety railing as it fell across the bike path, and I wouldn't go into the woods on a bet right now. After this week's winds, there's a *lot* of deadfall on the forest floor. Portland has had it much worse than here in Eugene, with massive slides on Burnside and on Barnes Road, where it winds over the hills to the west. The Coast has been hit really hard also.
Today was relatively dry, with only periods of rain this late afternoon and again this evening, but everything is supposed to let loose over the weekend once again.
We really can use the rain after such a long dry spell, but this has caused problems also. The river banks were so low, it took awhile for them to absorb the water, and so flood stages have been more difficult to predict accurately. If we can just get a bit more snow in the mountains, the snow-pack will go far toward supplying the rivers and springs through next summer. So far, the temperatures have been mild except for one cold patch in November. I see snow is predicted for a week around mid-January on the Valley floor. That'll be interesting. I need to be in the Capitol (Salem) on the 12th, the first day of the expected "snow event".
All the best,
Dan.
