{"id":8778,"date":"2011-09-01T11:36:43","date_gmt":"2011-09-01T15:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adirondack.net\/dacks\/2011\/09\/washed-out-backyards.html"},"modified":"2017-11-08T11:17:48","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T16:17:48","slug":"washed-out-backyards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adirondack.net\/dacks\/2011\/09\/washed-out-backyards\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Washed Out Backyards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6191\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adirondack.net\/dacks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2011\/09\/battenkill_flood-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><br \/>\nEvery day I see more images of<b> massive flooding<\/b>, <b>washed out roads<\/b>, <b>collapsed bridges<\/b> and the destruction that <b>Tropical Storm Irene<\/b> has brought upon the area. I know that the <b>Catskills<\/b> and <b>Vermont<\/b> got hit very bad, but it kills me to see all of the towns, roads, and hiking\/camping destinations in the Adirondacks &#8211; my own backyard &#8211; that have been affected by the storm.<br \/>\nIt looks like the <b>Eastern High Peaks<\/b>, <b>Giant Mountain<\/b>, and <b>Dix Mountain Wilderness Areas<\/b> will all be <b>closed for Labor Day weekend<\/b> due to storm damage. A few of the high peaks have new rock slides showing after the torrential downpours washed away large portions of the forest, and it looks like the bridge over <b>Marcy Dam<\/b>, as well as the entire Dam at <b>Duck Hole<\/b>, have been swept away with the raging water. The bridge on<b> Adirondack Loj Road<\/b> has also been washed out, and is impassible for the time being.<\/p>\n<p>With all of the closed trails, and the cleanup effort in progress, I don&#8217;t know when I will be able to get in the woods again. There are several trees down in my parents yard in<b> Lake Luzerne<\/b> that need to be cleaned up. <i>Unfortunately<\/i> for me, and <i>fortunately<\/i> for them, this takes priority over me trying to <b>enjoy myself in the outdoors<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>While <b>I keep those affected by the storm in my thoughts<\/b>, I can&#8217;t help but wonder what these damages will do to our beloved<b> trout streams<\/b>. I know that both branches of the <b>Ausable River<\/b>, as well as the <b>Battenkill<\/b> and <b>Mettawee<\/b> are still dealing with intense flooding. I assume that most mountain streams and brooks reached and exceeded flood stage on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><b>How will this affect our trout waters?<\/b> I assume that the fish felt the wrath of Irene as we did, but where can they go? Do the fish &#8216;evacuate&#8217; to the nearest <b>reservoir<\/b>,<b> lake<\/b> or <b>pond<\/b>? I wonder if they can survive in the dirty, cloudy water that washouts and flooding brings.<\/p>\n<p>I am greatly looking forward to <b>fall trout fishing<\/b>, but how will it be affected? Are there different techniques that work well in fast moving, dirty water? Surely if the fish are still there,<i> they&#8217;ll need to eat!<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every day I see more images of massive flooding, washed out roads, collapsed bridges and the destruction that Tropical Storm Irene has brought upon the area. 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