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Posted By:
Hal Brown
Date Posted:
Jul 7, 2013
Description:
About every 1000 years the Mississippi River radically changes course. It plans to do so soon by capturing the Atchafalaya River. The U.S. Congress, however, has directed the Corpse of Engineers to thwart that plan so as to keep Baton Rouge and New Orleans from being forgotten backwaters.
The Corpse of Engineers has eagerly accepted the challenge. They’ve constructed dams to keep the two rivers separated.
These dams control the fate of Morgan City when the Mississippi rises up. To spare the big cities on the river from flooding, the Corpse can (and will) open the Old River and Morganza spillways. If it does that the Atchafalaya River bordering Morgan City quickly floods.
These guys don’t care if the floods are coming down the river. They plan to float above the flood.
Flooding rain was on the radar for our departure. Our plan was to fly right up to the flood-inducing storms. The morning forecast made clear, however, that we wouldn’t get far up the Mississippi before running into the storm fronts.
Change of plans 3.0: fly around the Gulf Coast to Mexico. It helps to be flexible if you are going by SeaRey.
Date Taken:
Jul 7, 2013
Place Taken:
Lake Fausse Pointe, LA
Owner:
Dan Nickensw
File Name:
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Category:
422, Summer SeaReying
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Dan Nickens - Jul 07,2013
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After leaving the marshes behind, the gulf coast of Louisiana is a thin white line between brown and green under blue.
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Coastal Cruising
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Dan Nickens - Jul 07,2013
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The beach and the old road follow each other.<br /><br />“Is it like this all the way to Mexico?”<br /><br />“Mostly.”<br /><br />“Hmmm…”<br />
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Natural Lines
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Dan Nickens - Jul 07,2013
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My copilot had all the brown water and beach he cared to see. After a lunch stop at Galveston, we had another change of plan. Turn north and run up to the weather front. Let it pass overnight.<br /><br />First, a splash in the Trinity River on a brown splotched beach. My buddy was not impressed by my choice of cow beach.<br /><br />With the SeaRey safely parked inside a hangar the overnight storms at Longview were no worries.<br />
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Stinky Stop
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