The drive up to the caverns is a seven mile trip up Walnut Canyon. This summer has been very rainy and the desert around us has been quite green instead of the usual brown. Last night, however we had heavy rains. Lots of it, and for most of the night.
This morning, I got to the van pool only to be told we had a two hour delay. So at 9 AM we headed up the canyon. I was surprised to see water cascading over the road way in a couple of spots. Even after the water had several hours to crest, it was still moving swiftly. There was significant amount of debris (mostly dead plants and cactus) visible from the roadway.
From talking with other employees who've worked at the cave for many years, this was the worst flooding since the 80's. Flooding in the town of Carlsbad is common, but apparently, the canyon doesn't flood that often.
It made for an interesting start of the day.
That's all for now,
VAL
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