Crazy Weather

You have probably seen on the news the serious flooding we have had in the Seattle area over the last few days. Indeed the last couple of weeks we have seen weather extremes. On January 2 we got another of a series of beautiful snowstorms and Rosie and I went across the road to our own outdoor playground to do some cross country skiing. It was gorgeous.
Rosie skiing by the waterfall in beautiful snow.

Walking up our driveway after a fun morning in the snow.


Here is the same area one week later after several days of nonstop deluge. The small creek on the side of this road had jumped its bank in many places.
Rosie and Sam survey the damage and how the creek had flooded the road and surrounding fields.

We had been snowshoeing in the area where the water is now flowing only days before. The trail went straight across where the water is now flowing. The water you see is a small offshoot of the White River.
Here is the White River. The water in this river primarily comes from the snow and glacier melt on Mount Rainier. This week it was higher than we have seen it in our time in Washington. In addition, it is usually a gray silty color from the glaciers but it is now brown.