I have included a few pictures of before the flood and after we returned. The water came up higher than the 1945 flood and came within 6 inches of overflowing the dike around the base. Lucky for us the base was untouched and has its own water, power, an sewer. We have a small boiler… Continue reading Slowly recovering from the flood
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More utilities restored
More utilities have been restored to Galena. All cell phone service is back and power has been restored to most of the town. Both stores are back in service. The road repairs to the dump are progressing. As soon as I get the chance I will post a few photographs.
Recovery update
I have been back in Galena for a few days and we are slowly getting infrastructure back. I am staying in the dorms and will give more updates later.
The house when we left
This is our house at the time we left looking from the road. I got the boat out after the picture was taken and took it to the school so we could use it to get out. I don’t know how much higher the water got but I assume it went up considerably after we… Continue reading The house when we left
High water level on the Yukon
The river has reached 125 feet which is the first stage at which we take action for flooding. People are starting to move out of the “Old Town” site in Galena to get to higher ground. The riverwatch team landed here and informed us of a large ice jam just downriver.