In 2007 Dan and I retired from work, hitched our 5th wheel to our truck, and hit the road. We are full time RV'ers so we take our home with us everywhere we go. We live by the credo "Home Is Where You Park It" and we have found Home in many an awesome setting! I created this blog to track our adventures as we travel around the US, Canada, and Mexico. Two of our goals include visiting all the State Capitals and as many of the Baseball Parks as possible, with everything else we can fit in between!
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Folsom Lake - The Drought of 2014
On just about everyone's mind in California nowadays is
the drought. Here in Sacramento, with 50 days and counting of no rain, with
record highs in January being broken almost daily, with Folsom Lake at
historically low levels, with the Sierra snow pack only 20% of normal for this
time of year, and Governor Jerry Brown officially declaring these conditions The
Drought, it's easy to understand the high level of concern in the region. Growing
up in Orangevale, Folsom's next-door neighbor, and living in the Sacramento
area most of my life, I've spent countless hours at Folsom Lake and the
surrounding waterways and recreational areas, camping, swimming, hiking, and
biking. On a recent sunny January day Dan and I decided to drive out to Brown's
Ravine in Folsom to see the changes for ourselves. Distressingly, the lake
looked more like a pond, the low levels quite alarming. We saw a parking lot
filled with dry-docked boats, the remnants of Mormon Island
normally under water, boat launch ramps that were yards and yards from the
water, and people swarming around where they would be swimming normally. Conditions
are quite worrisome, to say the least. Here are some snapshots that we may not,
hopefully not, have access to again.
Labels:
Drought,
Folsom Lake,
January 2014
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2 comments:
Hi Becky,
Thanks for the photos of Folsom Lake! it's a really tangible way for people to understand the drought. As a grad student at UC Davis, I'd like your permission to use one of the photos in a lobby display for our upcoming production of "The Grapes of Wrath". Would that be ok with you? I'll give photo credit of course.
Thanks,
Andrea del Moral
Hi Andrea! Sorry, I didn't see your comment/request until just today! If it isn't too late, you do have my permission to use the photos from my blog for your production of "The Grapes of Wrath". I'm glad you found them worthy of consideration. :)
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