As the back country season moves into its last few weeks, all the departments have "Philfests." We were invited to go to Zastrow, by which flows the beautiful Ryado River. A strange thing happened in the mid-1960's. Extensive flooding changed the course of the river from one side of the camping area to the other. I've tried to imagine how that happened. Maybe somewhere upstream, enough boulders were dislodged to change the flow in that area, and the water did what it always does, seeks lower ground. The boulder on which I'm sitting here is at least six feet in diameter - so picture rocks like that flung around by the torrents. Flash flooding continues to pop up every season, but nothing like that one!
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