Flooding in Duluth

So, this is something of an aside. Due to the recent attempt of the Apocalypse to destroy the Twin Ports, my second post regarding exploration is going to be delayed by one. I went for a drive this afternoon, once the deluge had abated, looking for some of the damage from the storm. It seems I wasn't the only one, but I was the only one I saw trawling some of the off-the-beaten-path neighborhoods.

I saw the lake the Zoo has become, so the early reports make a lot more sense to me now. Many people stopped and parked along Grand Avenue to approach the fence and look, but I simply drove past and took a lovely picture of my passenger side seat belt and the top of a bush. I suck at taking pictures blind. Or that picture, at least.

However, back off the main drags (which were uncharacteristically...gridlocked!), there was plenty of damage. I got a few pictures, but had to cut my sojourn short due to rising temperatures and enough steam to make any Finn happy.Click the pictures for full size.

Garden converted to a rice paddy. Or a crappy pool.

From the erosion of the substrate. Like winter isn't hard enough on roads.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't drains supposed to go the other way?

A lot of road from uphill after relocation.

Look closely. Those washed-out sections are 3-4 feet deep.

Update: I just discovered that in our part of town, we got over 10 inches of rain. All at once. Equivalent to about 95 feet of snow. I LOVE it up here.

So, that's the news from Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.