Seward,
Alaska
Heavy
rain continued all night. By morning, the accumulated load on the mountainsides
swelled dark brown creeks and rivers with silt, soil, gravel, rocks, and
boulders.
The
Resurrection River flowed over the beleaguered and oft-patched long runway,
depositing stumps and rocks. Clouds of GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULLS scavenged in the
sodden grass and on the runway, perhaps feasting on homeless worms and other
invertebrates.
Japanese
Creek tore a ravine into Dieckgraeff Road, closing access to the Borough
Transfer Facility.
The
Diversion Tunnel Waterfall (aka Lowell Creek) raged over the cliff, filling the
basin below, almost touching the Lowell Point Road bridge as it rumbled
underneath and out to a discolored Resurrection Bay.
Thankfully,
the wind died and a break in the rain this afternoon will help flush out the
load. More heavy rain is forecast for Monday.
Carol
Griswold
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