Water logged hiking trails

We have had so much rain this summer. This is what it has done to my hiking trails. This is just the photos of the trail that I could get too. The others are fully under water.

This trail is partially passable is you don't mind walking through a little bit of water. After your feet are totally wet from walking through the first big puddle, you really don't care any more and can just keep going through the rest of them. It was only knee deep in the worst puddle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another Filler

Here is another filler posting to hold you over until I get my other project done.

With the recent rains we have had I was blocked from hiking my usual trail. Before this blockage I successfully bypassed two other flooded area's. This one I could not get around.

 

 

Rubber Duckie, you are not the one

 

The snow is melting and the waters are rising

I went for my walk this Saturday. With the rain we had a few days ago and the warmer weather the many snows we have had this season is finally melting. This is causing the Wabash River to flood. It is about 6 feet above flood stage. The two Downtown entry points to the Wabash Heritage Trail are flooded over.

Here are a few photo's of the flood waters.

 

 

 

 

 

One week later

One week later I returned to the river. The Heritage Trail is still covered with water. Here are  few more flood pictures and some shots of other this downtown.

The trail is still flooded. This is the north side f the trail. (04-27-2013)

The railroad bridge again. Some blue sky i the background this time. Not has much of that lately. (04-27-2013)

Some debris on the river from the trail. (04-27-2013)

Backlit tree and some blue sky. I like the way this come out. (04-27-2013)

Raccoon tracks in the sand. (04-27-2013)

Tree stump in the flood waters. I liked the texture of the wood. (04-27-2013)

A shot of some buildings Downtown from the John T. Myers pedestrian bridge. (04-27-2013)

A texture shot of a tree branch with peeled bark. (04-27-2013)

After The Flood

The Wabash river flooded this spring. Here are some photo's I took a week after the rain stopped.

The south path of the Heritage Trail under water. Railroad bridge in background. (04-22-2013)

A few weeks later after the water receded. (05-05-2013)

North end of the south path of the Heritage Trail. John T. Myers Pedestrian Bridge in the background.

I love taking pictures of bridges. You will see more of this bridge in the weeks to come. (04-22-2013)

This tree just appealed to me. I liked the strange curves of the branch's and the peeled bark. (04-22-2013)

Closer view of the peeled bark. (04-22-2013)

Bits of trash left by the receding waters. (04-22-2013)

Some kind of marker on the side of the trail. (04-22-2013)

Taken from a pedestrian bridge over the rail road tracks. To left is the Wabash and the Heritage Trail. (04-22-2013)

The swirling waters of the Wabash River as it passes the bridge footings. (04-22-2013)

Here is a link to the entire set of photo's I took that day.