Last December 22nd I did some wheeling in the T, but I didn't leave the main road. When I got up that morning the power was off and the creek was at the top of the banks. After I showered the power came back on and the neighbor called. She said there was a mud slide in Silverado and the roads were closed, but I didn't believe her so I kept getting ready for work. Then another neighbor called and they had a house guest that wanted to get out of the canyon before she got stranded though Christmas. So I agreed to drive her out.
As soon as I left my driveway I could see it was going to be bad. There was a wash flowing through our horse corral and across the road, leaving small rocks and gravel in the road.
A little further down the road, there was another wash flowing across a few inches of water and a couple feet of debris in the road. The road didn't have a bump before.
This area has about 12 to 18 inches of debris over a 150 foot area.
and about 4 feet deep on the right hand side.
Here is one of the washes that flows across the road.
This area was really bad. The first time I went through the water was 12 inches deep and there was a sheer drop on either side.
Here is a picture of the creek at the top of its banks and inches from entering a home.
Here is a drive way bridge that is flowing at maximum capacity.
Look at the water flowing around the tree in front of this house. The pipe flowing water into the creek is a sump pump pumping water out of the house.
This small land slide blocked off one lane of the road.
This driveway bridge collapsed. The first time I went buy they were digging out and driving an end loader over it.
The road to Blackstar canyon is impassable.
The end of Silverado canyon road is completely closed. This is normally a dip in the road where excess runoff flows over the road, but now it is 4 feet deep in debris with a 3 foot trench in the middle.
I made it out to Santago Canyon road, but when I got to the 241 toll road a Highway Patrol told me that if I left they wouldn't allow be back in. We tried to call my passanger's kids to come and meet her, but they didn't answer. We drove back into the canyon and then they called us back, so we drove back out again. Then I went home and got my wife and camera.
As soon as I left my driveway I could see it was going to be bad. There was a wash flowing through our horse corral and across the road, leaving small rocks and gravel in the road.
A little further down the road, there was another wash flowing across a few inches of water and a couple feet of debris in the road. The road didn't have a bump before.
This area has about 12 to 18 inches of debris over a 150 foot area.
and about 4 feet deep on the right hand side.
Here is one of the washes that flows across the road.
This area was really bad. The first time I went through the water was 12 inches deep and there was a sheer drop on either side.
Here is a picture of the creek at the top of its banks and inches from entering a home.
Here is a drive way bridge that is flowing at maximum capacity.
Look at the water flowing around the tree in front of this house. The pipe flowing water into the creek is a sump pump pumping water out of the house.
This small land slide blocked off one lane of the road.
This driveway bridge collapsed. The first time I went buy they were digging out and driving an end loader over it.
The road to Blackstar canyon is impassable.
The end of Silverado canyon road is completely closed. This is normally a dip in the road where excess runoff flows over the road, but now it is 4 feet deep in debris with a 3 foot trench in the middle.
I made it out to Santago Canyon road, but when I got to the 241 toll road a Highway Patrol told me that if I left they wouldn't allow be back in. We tried to call my passanger's kids to come and meet her, but they didn't answer. We drove back into the canyon and then they called us back, so we drove back out again. Then I went home and got my wife and camera.