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One of the residents was a volunteer for the weather service. She ventured out to empty the rain gauge when feeling up to it. It was overflowing each time and she recorded a measured 22" in 24 hours. The normal season was, IIRC, 54-56.

Life goes on...

michael

Sounds like a Banana express to me. Wasn't here.

However, in 87 or 88 the ground around the house was like jelly. I mean wiggle and jiggle to about 4".

I live on a hill also.

The rain was for so many days and the rain pelted the ground so consistently with tree drip continuing after a rain - the clay based sandy loam didn't have a chance.

Now it seems like a light year again - don't remember what I ended up with.

Martin

Yeah, you got half of it with the banana. There was that, and another from the north. Instead of the usual one over and one under the other, they stalled. The Coast Range geology is that of a whole bunch of duff lying on a sandstone base, not much to hold it in place. Like a sponge on a sloping rock, enough water and bye-bye. They elected to leave the remains of the unfortunate wherever they ended up. I don't know that any were ever recovered.

michael

Homes, and all - lives lost are still deep under the mud. The area is a keep out area - there was some talk about a nature area.

I think some have lurked back to place what they could to honor those under the hillside.

Another such thing - different from the lumber road above the valley but one a year or two in northern Ca - a run down a valley endwise.

Living with nature and others can be risky at best.

Best Regards, Martin