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Life & Events > Flooding: Video
 

Flooding: Video

Here are the photos of my guests who left the morning of the flood. I was hoping they were able to get out of the area, but no.

Here is the email she sent me:

Hello Laura,
We were so happy to get your email today since we have been worried about you ever since we left the cabin, wondering how high the water got and if and when you got evacuated. We did end up driving south on 34 and got as far as Drake where the road was closed. It was pretty scary since there were many rock slides throughout the 5 mile drive. We were first going to stay at the Inn, but decided to go to higher ground as the Big Thompson flooded the parking lot and the North Fork was flooding the back side of the Inn. And eventually the Inn got 3-4 ft. of water in it. Bernie drove the car high up on hwy 43 (and that is where it still is!) We stayed with a couple in a camper that had also gone to higher ground for 3 days til we were evacuated out on Sat. afternoon by Blackhawk helicopter. What an experience.....one we will never forget!! We ended up with enough food with everyone pitching in, but water was becoming scarce by Sat. Stayed with our son in Loveland for the week & flew back to FL this Sun. Who knows when hwy 34 will be open to get our car. The devastation is unbelievable and so many areas that were flooded.
That is so sad that the little red cabin had everything destroyed, but at least both cabin structures are ok. We so enjoyed our 3 nights at the Brown Cabin, never dreaming that we would be trapped in flood waters by the Big Thompson!
We are so glad that you are ok and hope to continue to correspond with you through out the rebuilding process. Thank you so much for your email.

Take care,
Becky & Bernie

Their experience was much more interesting than mine, but they got to go home to the Florida Keys, and will have a good story to tell for the rest of their lives.



Those animals you see being walked along the road are from the place where our goose friend Quackers went to live last year. No news on the fate of Quackers. The roads into that particular area are still closed.


posted on Sept 25, 2013 9:12 AM ()

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After this wild unusual flood event, I expect there will be zoning changes and some folks will not be able to rebuild or restore their property as it used to be.
comment by marta on Oct 5, 2013 12:47 PM ()
Oh, definitely. There were changes after the 1976 flood - many houses could not be rebuilt, and many people lost their land - nothing left - so the county bought those bits for open space, but then 25 years later, the county didn't want to maintain them any more, and sold them to adjacent neighbors because they could add them to their house lots. They won't make that mistake this time. Hundreds of houses were lost in that previous flood, and the county zoning prohibited rebuilding new houses on those lots. As it is, my two houses that are in the flood plain can't be made larger, and if they are destroyed by flooding, we can't rebuild them. If they collapse from snow or burn down, we can rebuild, but on the same footprint, not larger. Of the houses that survived the earlier flood, several more were destroyed in this flood, and not to be rebuilt, and some of them were year-round residences, so those people have lost their biggest asset and the roof over their head.
reply by troutbend on Oct 5, 2013 10:27 PM ()
Now I am worried about Quackers.
comment by tealstar on Oct 3, 2013 8:39 AM ()
I know, and I try not to think about it, just like I don't think about the fox when I can help it.
reply by troutbend on Oct 5, 2013 10:20 PM ()
All you need are a couple of cats and ducks---oh wait!!! You got them!!!
comment by greatmartin on Sept 26, 2013 9:05 AM ()
I miss having a cat at home now, and the mice will probably figure out she's not there.
reply by troutbend on Oct 1, 2013 9:23 PM ()
You've got a pretty good story to tell, yourself.
comment by nittineedles on Sept 25, 2013 7:08 PM ()
My story doesn't have the flair, but of course, I'm still slogging through all of the troubles, and those people went back home away from it all. Of course, they still have to worry about getting their car back, but their son lives fairly close, so he will be able to keep an eye on things. The way things are looking, they might be able to get their car out by Christmas.
reply by troutbend on Sept 25, 2013 8:49 PM ()
A wonderful video but those poor bewildered animals. At least quackers could
swim and who knows what his fate has been.
comment by elderjane on Sept 25, 2013 4:16 PM ()
Tonight I told the lady from Florida about Quackers and maybe she knows something about what became of the chickens, ducks, and geese. That campground where Quackers was living was having problems with county zoning, because they were in the flood plain from the last flood, and now they have been destroyed again - it'll be hard to get approval to let people camp there.
reply by troutbend on Sept 25, 2013 8:46 PM ()
Obviously someone is very good with making videos!!! Good video--hope they put it up on YouTube!

How are things doing with you?
comment by greatmartin on Sept 25, 2013 10:24 AM ()
Tonight is one of the low points, but I'm sure things will get better tomorrow, or at least my outlook will get better.
reply by troutbend on Sept 25, 2013 8:44 PM ()

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