Mother Nature's Fury

[fishmonger]

We had a big rain event here in the Pacific Northwest the past few days. There were record river levels on some coastal rivers, and big rains in the mountains, too. Up on Mt Hood, it had already snowed some this year. The weather system was a tropical jetstream that brought record warm temps and massive amount of rain. There is a little river called the White River that is a trib of the Deschutes, it drains the east slope of Mt Hood. Up at 5000 ft, it is usually barely a trickle.

Here is Hwy 35 crossing the White River, looking downstream, taken by me last winter from the White River Snowpark:
http://www.myfishingpictures.com/img/111858.JPG (http://www.myfishingpictures.com/?p=111858&c=500&z=1)


I work with a bunch of construction types, and got these pics of the White River that were taken on Tuesday. This is the same bridge at the White River Snowpark. The photog is standing on what used to be the road, looking south, on the right you can see the guardrail and snowpoles, where the river used to be about 15-20 feet down below this guardrail:
http://www.myfishingpictures.com/img/111853.jpg (http://www.myfishingpictures.com/?p=111853&c=500&z=1)


I venture to say that you will not get to Timberline from Hood River this winter. Here is the downstream side of the same bridge:
http://www.myfishingpictures.com/img/111854.jpg (http://www.myfishingpictures.com/?p=111854&c=500&z=1)


Here is the White's new riverbed:
http://www.myfishingpictures.com/img/111855.jpg (http://www.myfishingpictures.com/?p=111855&c=500&z=1)


This is the highway at the Boyscout Camp:
http://www.myfishingpictures.com/img/111856.jpg (http://www.myfishingpictures.com/?p=111856&c=500&z=1)


Is this a bad thing to have in the road?!?
http://www.myfishingpictures.com/img/111857.jpg (http://www.myfishingpictures.com/?p=111857&c=500&z=1)


The power of Mother Nature is awe inspiring!

FM

[Grateful Sam]

Thats amazing and if someone were telling me this without pictures, I dont think I would believe them. :yikes:

[Windknot]

The pictures really put the Weather Channel's words into perspective!

Woo!

[chrisfish]

I was looking at the pictures and couldn't even figure out what I was looking at! Then I realized --- roads, and bridges! That is awesome and not in a good way. Wow, thanks for the great shots. Hang on up there, looks like it could be a rough winter!

Chrisfish

[flyflicker]

Here's a few from the coast at Tillamook:

Wilson River RV park
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a270/flyflicker/1WilsonRVPark06-11-06.jpg

The main coast hwy - Hwy 101
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a270/flyflicker/2Hwy10106-11-06.jpg

The Sandy River near Portland
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a270/flyflicker/1SandyRiver06-11-06.jpg

Unfortunantly, the floods hit after an extended dry spell during which the salmon couldn't get upstream. Now we have this problem
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a270/flyflicker/why_did_salmon_x_the_road.jpg

I have great concerns for this year's salmon spawn.:bawl:

[UGAflyguy]

That last picture is a sad sight for such a nice fish, but what a great picture.

[flyflicker]

Look at all of 'em stacked up in the ditch. Chums are endangered in Oregon too. This could well be the end of some of the Chum runs.

[fishmonger]

On a lighter note, check out this thread:

http://www.ifish.net/board/showthread.php?p=1320810#post1320810

Now THAT is crazy!

FM

[FairWeatherFisherman]

Great pics Mark. Really hard to believe.