This necessitated a nice little detour.
Day 83
Not crossing a lake
June 17th, 2010
I'm walking across America.
That's the idea, at least. I'm walking westward from New York City for nine months or so. If everything goes according to plan, I'll be in Oregon when the clock runs out. If nothing goes according to plan, maybe I'll end up in Peru or Mongolia or Pennsylvania. You can read all about the details of my trip if you're so inclined.
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“Turn around…don’t drown.” Oh my goodness, what a sight. I hope you didn’t have to go too far out of your designated route.
I hope you didn’t have to take a major detour that cost you miles…
Couldn’t have been to deep….break out the fishing tackle as you cross maybe catch some dinner!!!!
Safety jacket on before you cross, I always like backup plans, good call Matt..walk on dude..
I guess swimming would totaly negate the walk part….OH well.. a detour you will go, a detour you will go….
Hi ho……..watch them snakes I say.
I”ve been tracking you on the web. I wish I could do what you are doing. I comment on this because it remind me of my home town. We were crazy we would drive across :-). Godspeed
Google maps says you take it, you take it.
oh my… not a ferry in sight… what to do??
Talk about a lot of rain… Wow. Hope you didn’t have to go too far out of the way. Maybe you should have packed an inflatable raft in your cart too :)
OMG! Well…. errr…google..ummmm…. turn…
Many years ago in eastern KY I encountered a scene like this. No bridge, just a ford. On a state highway, no less. There was a stake at midstream to mark the depth: if the water was over the mark it was unsafe to cross. This one, however, doesn’t look intentional.
So, I guess you got a little rain?
Does anyone else think the electrical lines in the water are a bad idea? It almost looks like an optical illusion. I mean the road is marked all the way through to the other side by high electrical wires and markers in the water. All of it along what looks like it should be a road. Weird. Can’t always trust GPS.
And that lake will get deeper, hurry and get this side of Bismark-Dickinson quickly. There is more rain coming!
Wow. This is a metaphor for my life right now. (Maybe for yours, too)? I am taking a detour and enjoying the alternate path. Godspeed :)
Beware:
Lake Crossing Ahead
The Dry Lake is no longer (historical), it is present and accounted for. ^_^
EEK Matt, hope your detour wasnt too outta the way ;-)
Water on over the road is never good. I hope the detour wasn’t to far out of your way.
Oh man I LOVE this.
Again, the images are just a WOW WOW WOW
I say you hop on your container (strapped to your cart) and just saaaailll across :)
Looks like some of the streets here in Oklahoma City last Thursday after our flood
That looks dangerous! I hope someone came along and posted a detour sign/roadblock.
I live not too far from there and used to take that road on my way to work every day. Now, it’s an extra few miles to take the interstate to work and can’t wait until they get that road fixed! I’ve enjoyed watching your trek along the areas I know!
See if you would wait until winter you could get across that water because it would be ice lol so that must be a “winter only” road! :)
lol
Caulk the wagon and float!