Upon arrival I started off walking down the road to find this:
I then climbed into this skybridge,
Normally thats a parking lot under there.
From there I could see these clearly marked pedestrian crossings:
and also some nice benches to sit in
I could also see how thoughtful the town was, telling people driving down the road where the detour was:
But if you wanted a hotdog, never fear! You could swim out to the stand:
You can see how the waters are up to the level of a flood in 69 and again in 75.
The bridge I'm on, apart from being made so people could get cool pictures, served to get people over this:
railroad, and into this:
Casino riverboat.
I can also see where they are building the dirt levee.
Lets go look at it!
Walking over I can see a massive pump (one of many)
Its pumping mass amounts of water over this dirt wall:
Ah ha, in the distance I can see where they are actually building it. Lets walk over. On the way I ran into this:
Building the levee is pretty easy. You dump dirt:
And then push it:
and then push it some more:
Until you get to the top!
Then you get some guys to pull some tarps on it:
And your levee is done!
And you just have to pump all the water over like so:
Post story commentary
My camera was set to expose just a bit to high, so some of the pictures are a bit washed out. More pictures here.
Comments and critiques welcomed
