There was hint of flooding this summer but it didn't end the same as 2008. It was odd to watch the water rise and know that we would not be nearly as directly affected by a flood this year. Our neighbors on Eastmoor packed up their houses in preparation and I'm sure the preschool staff were making plans if necessary. We just got to drive around and take pictures this time around and thankfully the water didn't end up going over the spillway.
Grandma and Grandpa went for a hike with us on Woodpecker Trail to see how high the water had gotten. It was covering part of the trail at one point. Sylvia noticed the change since her spring field trip with preschool.
We also took a field trip of our own out to the dam. We checked out the outlet from a couple of different views. Sylvia really wanted to go right down by it so daddy took her on a ramble down the rocks.
The water was also rising at church so we stopped by there. They were in the process of building a berm and the kids loved all the machinery. We were able to let them get pretty close by playing on the church playground for a bit (which is fenced in).
