That's the confluence of the Methow and Twisp Rivers at the City Park yesterday. The Methow River is running at about 2,000 CFS now, which is about 60% of normal for April.
This is the same spot last spring, when the river crested at 18,000 CFS. May 2023 was unseasonably warm, causing a rapid melt off in the mountains. A number of factors must converge for damaging floods in the valley: an exceptionally warm spring, high snow pack, slow moving rain storms. It's happened before and will again, but not this year. (Famous last words.)
Another then and now view in front of the house. It's so peaceful here, especially compared to the constant background din in West Seattle.
I was on my own yesterday, but the rest of the week is busier. I'm having lunch with my friend Karen and there's a track meet at the school tonight. Tomorrow, fingers crossed, a new washer and dryer delivered from the Home Depot store way over in Omak. I ordered it a month ago. No more hauling towels and sheets back and forth from Seattle? Wow.
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