Diane and I took a morning run to check out the state of the river after all the flooding. At the Long Trail bridge we came upon a wet and tired long trail hiker named Kenzie.. She had just learned that the trail from the bridge was closed due to flooding.. so she’d have to go around.. we offered her use of our house so she could get a shower, refuel and rest. She accepted our offer.. and showed up at the house a bout 30 min after we got home from our run. I .. She felt welcome enoguh to stay with us for the night in a dry place to sleep..
What a crazy scene.. more flooding today And a dnager of a major catastrophe.. t
I left work early when I heard that they were considering a dam release iat the Wrightsville dam n Montpellier. That might bring another 5-8 feet of rise.. that would have put the water in our yard if not our house.. !
I picked up soem empty sandbags to the way home in case we or neighbors needed them. My idea was to drop them at my friend Jerry’s who lives down Duxbury rd.. but buy the time I got home, Cochran. rd, Rout 2 and Duxbury road we’re all closed.. We couldn’t even get to him. I had to come home by way of Huntington !
We came home to heavy rain predicted. .. There were predictions of widespread flooding.. even some dire ones about this being even bigger than the floods from Irene.. It was a crazy day.. Montpellier and waterbury were totally flooded.. and the water came up within 100 feet of our house.. Such a crazy day.. but we made it out ok !
