Saturday, August 16, 2008

This is What a Drought Looks Like

in Western North Carolina. Bernard was telling me this afternoon that we are about 10" short of where we *should* be at this time of year.

Driving 276 from Bethel to Brevard showed it. Sliding Rock, a popular destination for swimming and sliding on a rock, had a trickle.

I don't know if it is as obvious in this shot of Looking Glass Falls, but you can see the difference from April, 2003 to today.

(Sorry for the different angles. I had hoped to get it from the same vantage point, but the paths were very wet and slick -- ironically from the rain, and I couldn't do it).


April, 2003



August, 2008

1 comment:

M. Steve Heartsill said...

We've been going through much of the same thing in Alabama for the last 3 or 4 years. Near my house is a lake, a lake where we draw our drinking water. It's also a great place to fish.

However, over the last couple of years, you could hardly even put a boat in the water...it was so low...so very sad to see.

Thankfully, we are catching up, but we are still behind.

You guys will continue to be in our prayers...water does matter!