A river now runs through it

scole · February 7, 2010

I didn't have a lot of time to take photos this weekend but I managed to sneak away on Saturday morning to visit a road closed by flood damage in 2006. At that time, high river levels created a new side channel which now runs through the center of the road for a half mile before it returns to the river.

On my way to the closure, I stopped off at a small creek which had some nice cascading sections near the bridge that crosses it.

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Thanks for looking..

WillCAD · February 7, 2010

#5 is my favorite of the series. It showcases the beauty of the water pouring over the edge, while also illustrating the odd situation of a road that literally became a river.

squirl033 · February 8, 2010

Index-Galena road... nice. my fav is #4... really shows how the river has "reclaimed" the roadway. which stream is that in the first shots - Bitter Creek?
i wasn't far from there myself, up along the Foss River road a bit east of Skykomish...

leaforte · February 8, 2010

Is this the road up by Stevens pass that you can no longer go through? I rented a cabin, I believe, about a mile short of where this road is washed out. Take a left at the little Index cafe/tavern? If so, it was pretty awsome to explore that area!

Oh, and great shots. My faves are #'s 5 and 8.

Ladukebob · February 8, 2010

Really nice shots, my favorite is #5.

squirl033 · February 8, 2010

leaforte wrote:

Is this the road up by Stevens pass that you can no longer go through? I rented a cabin, I believe, about a mile short of where this road is washed out. Take a left at the little Index cafe/tavern? If so, it was pretty awsome to explore that area!

Oh, and great shots. My faves are #'s 5 and 8.

yep. it's about halfway up to Stevens Pass from Monroe... take a left off highway 2, go past the bridge at Index. the washout is about 6 miles upstream from Index...