Surgin' Virgin

[Iceaxe]

I'm not positive, but I believe this is the dam that is threatened.

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[mattandersao]

I believe that is correct!
The news is reporting that if it is a catastrophic failure (the dam) it could increase the flow up to 50,000 CFS...."The peak flow rate through the Grand Canyon after construction of the dam was reduced to 50,000 cfs on rare occasions and is normally around 30,000 cfs. "

[asdf]

very nice!

[mattandersao]

Looks like the dam is going to hold

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/50...state.html.csp

[dbaxter]

Riverside Drive

[asdf]

Flooding along SR-9 also forced closure of Zions National Park

wait where?

[oldno7]

Just back, what an epic.
Heres a start

[oldno7]

Sum mor

[oldno7]

1) Zion River resort
2) Off the Rockville Bridge
3) House on the bend between Rockville and Tree's Farm
4) Canyon Junction Bridge, looking up river
5) Canyon Juntion Bridge towards the Watchman
6) LOL

[oldno7]

few moor

1) Just off the Highway
2) North Cr. Were the houses got flooded in 05
3) Waterfall just above the left fork trailhead

[oldno7]

Last for now

1) Ash Cr. Just entering Toquerville
2) LaVerkin Cr. Bottom of Cholla Ranch
3) Barn on far side of river in Virgin
4) Mosquito Cove
5) Upriver off the Rockville Bridge
6) House on the river just below Tree's Ranch

[tanya]

Yes, my Grandma use to live there when she was alive. The center is the cabin she gave birth to her children in. 2 of the cabins are the original ones from Zion Canyon. She built all that into her home. Even when she was alive she rented the outer rooms to guests. Now we rent the entire house. Its a great place for groups to stay. I thought about using it for a Bogleyfest before. Perhaps the next one!

If its still there after this week! We checked it many times today, and so far its okay. The motel next to it is taking a beating to the little land behind that. That is where 2 of my Grandma's kids drowned in a flash flood about 1940.


Great photos Kurt! Thanks for posting them!

My Grandma's history
http://www.zionnational-park.com/hist.htm

[Robert Lefkow]

A few from St George

[Robert Lefkow]

And a few from Zion on Sunday

[tanya]

Wow! What a GREAT GREAT GREAT ZION Photograph!!!!

Not sure how to copy it to this post, but the 3rd from the bottom. Love it!


That last one too. Dang! We are getting some real photographers in here. I need to retire my old camera. lol

[CarpeyBiggs]

awesome stuff guys.

[marfot.com]

Please look some spherical panoramas of small flood in Zion NP in august 2010:
http://www.gigapano.net/pano/zion/flood.html
Be patient, panorama is 3.5 MB big.

[Ryebrye]

Nice :) I'm jealous of all you locals. Anyone want to take an inflatable kayak and go hop in the subway? I keep trying to get a permit but their site is down for maintenance!!!



(I'm mostly kidding... I'd look into it more seriously if I wasn't busy with christmas family plans - and after looking into it seriously would probably not end up going)

[p40whk]

Nice :) I'm jealous of all you locals. Anyone want to take an inflatable kayak and go hop in the subway? I keep trying to get a permit but their site is down for maintenance!!!



(I'm mostly kidding... I'd look into it more seriously if I wasn't busy with christmas family plans - and after looking into it seriously would probably not end up going)

Be interesting to see how the iconic log holds up with all this flooding.

[tanya]

Oh no! Not the log.

I think we should set up a wager. I am betting its still there at the end of the week!