Bankhead tomorrow (Fri. 1/8)

[davidhaynes]

Looks like tomorrow will be the last semi-warm day without rain for awhile. I'm heading up to the Bankhead NF for a few hours. Probably be at US 278 and CR 63 around 11. Message me or post here if anyone wants to join me.

[foodog2]

Dang, my seat of off for a rebuild!

[davidhaynes]

Before:


Today:


Flood damage to my favorite campsite in the Bankhead NF; had to walk the last several hundred yards because of downed trees. Oh well, at least I got to camp there a few times before this happened. From what I could tell the water (today 30+ feet below the campsite) was about head-high deep at the fire pit (based on the debris line of stuff hanging in the trees and bushes).

[davidhaynes]

Water rose over this bridge at the canoe put-in/picnic area in Christmas Day flooding...



Accumulated debris on the bridge walkway:



View from about 40 yards downstream at the canoe ramp (note the entire tree trunk still lodged in the bridge):