So it's been 2 weeks since Irene. With great weather forecast for the day, we took a ride to see if there was anything left of our campsite. Compare the before/after pictures.
Here are pictures from the "archives" showing what our campsite used to look like:
Now, this is the campsite after Hurricane Irene. The stream now flows feet from where the fire pit should be, and the hill that used to lead to the stream is gone. No more swimming hole!
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View from the road:
The fire pit (on the far right side) is mostly gone.
What's left of the fire pit.
From the fire pit, there used to be a hill up to the river bank.
(Look above at the picture of Ron at the fire.)
From a different angle, the roots at the left are the same roots as in the campfire picture above. This was a hill. There was never water here. Obviously the hill is gone now.
You've seen pics of Ron's "dam"... long gone to be sure. The stream is much wider now.
Who knows where this tree came from.
This used to be dry land. The sunny spot in the background is the original stream.
This was a mostly dry spot, with the slightest trickle of water. It was mossy and green.
It was also several feet taller.
Our tent has always been set to the right of the BMW. Looks like a river bank now.
Now, if you go to the road...
We also found a spot where someone buried their cans, bottles, and shoe...
