Revisiting the Flood of 2007

I was riding back from Portland and it was a beautiful day. I thought I’d take a detour and see how things had changed along the Chehalis River since I had last been there in December. I expected the greenery of spring to abound, but I was shocked to see homes “missing” from where I had last seen them. The previous visit starts here, in case you missed it.

April 12, 2008
Total Miles: ?? miles, 1 day
Portland, OR to Seattle, WA via the coast

South side of Hwy 6, site of a major slide last December

North side of the road, to what’s left of the hillside. Hillslide?

(Before) Westward view

(Now) East from the same point

(Before) Clearing out a house for the owners

(Now) State condemned the house anyway, so the owners burned it down

(Before) Mud-caked field

(Now) Grasses are slowly pushing through the mud

(Before) House cleared of damaged goods

(Now) House is gone

(Before) A mud-filled front yard

(Now) It looks like the owner gets to build

(Before) A condemned house

(Now) Not much has changed

(Before) A house swept off it’s foundation

(Now) The foundation is still there

(Before) Hauling out the church debris

(Now) Looks like new siding is in the works