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songofsaraneth · 7 years ago

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hey check out this flash flood in Canyonlands National Park that nearly swept away me and my coworkers during our week of backcountry/backpacking fieldwork on thursday

it was proceeded by 15 minutes of hail over half an inch in diameter

here’s the same above wash 20 minutes before the water came down and 1/4 mile upstream

it has been a Week y’all, fieldwork is great and i love my job etc etc but sometimes it really hits home how much something like... not reading the plots as quick on our last day, or taking a 15 minute break before heading back to the trailhead, could have turned into a very different and highly dangerous situation. never underestimate nature.

#flash flood #ramblings #wanderings #colorado plateau wanderings #canyonlands #like Holy Shit we could have died #spent the evening huddled under a rock alcove until the hail stopped and the rain calmed down enough to set up tents etc #the flood wasnt even at the high point then we were hiding for that #but it kept going for Hours #just #so much water in a place where there was Absolutely None before #dang #ANWAY TL;DR NEVER CAMP IN A WASH U WILL DIE

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