Monday, July 29, 2024

Too Much Wind

 

Heat hasn't been the only problem this summer, we've gotten several windstorms.  One hit Caroline quite hard, especially downtown Brooktondale.  Connie, Andy and I once again hit the trails to clear blow-downs, or occasionally make a reroute around the hole where the roots used to be.


The Steve and Cindy had a near-miss when some of their oaks came down around the cabin and outbuildings.  Erich is 6'2''.

 Another reason to reroute.

 Right across the trail, and not really visible, but right on top of a bunch of other trees.


Backpackers and tall people are just going to have to duck for now.

 That shirt is too valuable to be out in the woods where it can get snagged and torn.

 Some came down in Six Mile Creek too.  This one is on an unmarked trail so Roxy and everyone else are just going to have to go over for a few decades.

Pictures stolen from the internet.  NY broke its record for the number of tornadoes for the month of July.  This one was near Wells, NY in the Adirondacks.  I read a horrifying account by a woman who was caught in one on the FLT.  She lived and somehow was uninjured by trees and branches falling all around her all night.



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