WapitiBob
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Late monsoons, record El Nino...
- Thread starter hank4elk
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Standing water flowing away from house good here. Bottom flowing.
Had to bring in porch wood. Getting wet 6ft under a roof.
La Plata,Animas, San Juan rivers all flooding.
Show Low, Pinetop flooding. Apache & Navajo counties in AZ.
Now Grant co. here in NM, south of me. Silver City, Mimbres.
Not easing up.
See yall in morning...
Southern Elk
Well-known member
I guess the one bright side of the flooding in the 4 corners region is that it’s raising to level of Lake Powell.
redhaze
Member
And the Elephant Butte Lake in NM has risen 28 feet in the past month. Still a long ways to go, but this is much needed.
Wow!
The sound of the wind thru dead trees.
60 mph and add the rain.
Freight train going over the house came to mind.
37. Rain has stopped and wind has died some.
Clouds still racing east.
Clearing here and fall. 50 for high, 1st hard freeze tonight.
Puddles and wet ground at 1st light.
Dotti had to go bark at a truck & trailer heading down the county road across the valley, lit by the clouds.
Back in laying by the hearth.
New lists of evacuations coming in.
Many in 4 corners.
Southern Colorado very bad.
AZ the same.
Powell & the Butte could fill again this year.
El Nino has done it before.
Safe & sound. Warm.
2 half pies need to be dealt with today. Peach & blueberry.
I'll need a walkabout later.
The sound of the wind thru dead trees.
60 mph and add the rain.
Freight train going over the house came to mind.
37. Rain has stopped and wind has died some.
Clouds still racing east.
Clearing here and fall. 50 for high, 1st hard freeze tonight.
Puddles and wet ground at 1st light.
Dotti had to go bark at a truck & trailer heading down the county road across the valley, lit by the clouds.
Back in laying by the hearth.
New lists of evacuations coming in.
Many in 4 corners.
Southern Colorado very bad.
AZ the same.
Powell & the Butte could fill again this year.
El Nino has done it before.
Safe & sound. Warm.
2 half pies need to be dealt with today. Peach & blueberry.
I'll need a walkabout later.
Cool & clear today. 31 after sunrise.
A chance of rain tomorrow, snow some say.
The landscape is mostly brown now after some frosts.
Cool weather plants going now.
Got a haircut early and went and looked down in my bottom lands.
Very muddy.
I made it to the big tank ,but almost got stuck.
Did not try the stream crossing, but Jr did it seems.
No fresh tracks about.
Lots of water. Lots of winter grasses.
I checked my trees and they are happy. Big tank still full/maxed.
Walked up the stream bed and there is standing water 400 ft from big tank.
Slow flowing water.
Patches of grasses growing here and there. Some still green.
Wild rye, wheat grasses,fescues.
Got to my fence line and walked up to the well.
Big area of rye on outflow of tank.
Rained on bull tracks....hmmm.
Went up and joined Dotti in the dance. Howdy dance.
A hour later Amador calls and says Jr got some game pics from here.
Are we cow hunting? Nope.
Good . He sends me a pic of 2 bulls. One is a dandy. 7x7.
Jr calls later and a plan is in works.
His wife tagged out. Their Dr friend tagged out.
Sr has been playing the last light game with several. Has not got a good look.
I told him about the big 6x and he saw the tracks...bigger than the 7x.
We are in the DRY now. 1st time in 2 years. Almost normal.
Took some floods and a toll.
Just called in and donated $100 for Red Cross Telethon.
The Rez's are in bad shape.
Dotti & I are fat and sassy,literally.
Elk hunts coming.
A chance of rain tomorrow, snow some say.
The landscape is mostly brown now after some frosts.
Cool weather plants going now.
Got a haircut early and went and looked down in my bottom lands.
Very muddy.
I made it to the big tank ,but almost got stuck.
Did not try the stream crossing, but Jr did it seems.
No fresh tracks about.
Lots of water. Lots of winter grasses.
I checked my trees and they are happy. Big tank still full/maxed.
Walked up the stream bed and there is standing water 400 ft from big tank.
Slow flowing water.
Patches of grasses growing here and there. Some still green.
Wild rye, wheat grasses,fescues.
Got to my fence line and walked up to the well.
Big area of rye on outflow of tank.
Rained on bull tracks....hmmm.
Went up and joined Dotti in the dance. Howdy dance.
A hour later Amador calls and says Jr got some game pics from here.
Are we cow hunting? Nope.
Good . He sends me a pic of 2 bulls. One is a dandy. 7x7.
Jr calls later and a plan is in works.
His wife tagged out. Their Dr friend tagged out.
Sr has been playing the last light game with several. Has not got a good look.
I told him about the big 6x and he saw the tracks...bigger than the 7x.
We are in the DRY now. 1st time in 2 years. Almost normal.
Took some floods and a toll.
Just called in and donated $100 for Red Cross Telethon.
The Rez's are in bad shape.
Dotti & I are fat and sassy,literally.
Elk hunts coming.
redhaze
Member
As a former Socorro County resident, keep up the great reporting.
I also enjoy your updates Hank. I especially like your description of geography and critters. Love the tales of elk movement. Well, and Dotti. Kinda wish she was a little more mischievous and chewed up your favorite slippers or something!
