So Ducatiloo and I went trekking around on his bike yesterday and today to get a look at some of the damage. It's amazing how many roads are closed but people try to cross them anyway. But I'm getting side tracked. I really wanted to share a photo. I'll let Ducatiloo decide which others to share, but as the official photographer I think I get some say.
Here is Ducatiloo looking at a road untraveled
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So here is my request from all the other members of COW: go out and ride, and if you have a chance snap a few pics of what the roads are like around you.
I saw a lot of brand new lakes yesterday but the water had generally receded from the road. There were plenty coatings of dried up mud however.
In that pic on Friday, I could see fish swimming across the road.
Went for a pretty long ride today, but I checked the DOT website for road closures before heading out. Check here too if you are actually looking for roads that are flooded: http://www.dot.state.wi.us/travel/incident-alerts.htm
To find a flooded road all I have to do is attempt to go to work. Every pic posted on this thread by me is from a road I tried to take to work.
Incident Type: Flooding
County: Jefferson
Roadway: STH 019W
Direction: EB/WB
Cross Street: CTH Q to Hubbleton Rd
Lanes Affected: All lanes blocked (both directions)
Time Incident Occurred: 11:00:00 AM
Estimated Duration: unknown
Additional Info: HWY 19 closed from CTH Q to Hubbleton Rd due to flooding
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The DOT only has the main roads that are closed listed. In our area the majority of the back roads are closed as well. I just thought it would be interesting to see what the after effects of the storm were in different areas of the state. I realize the water has receeded a bit now.
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Thanks Kyna for all the great pics..... and for riding home with a drenched boyfriend [thumbsup]
We all make sacrafices in life, I guess mine is to be drenched on a regular basis.