Jim O'Neil's photos with the keyword: flood

The Chena River at the edge of my property

The Chena River at the edge of my property Flood advisory: As of 1 pm Alaska Daylight Time...the upper Chena river gauge at the Granite tors campground is cresting at 21.9 feet which is 2.4 feet above the flood stage of 19.5 feet. This is the highest observed crest at the upper Chena river gauge since July 2003.

"Wasn't it a mighty time, when the storm winds hit our town" Painted while listening to Theodore Bikel's version of this song originally written about the Galveston (Texas), 1900, flood. Brings back fond memories of the '67 flood here in Fairbanks/North Pole, the season after which I had to build a new house. & hey, it was actually fun (especially in retrospect) back then when I was 29 but I'd rater not do it all again now. -grin- Watercolor (Cretacolor bricks) on 120 pound 9 by 12 inch cold pressed paper