A few pictures from the annual ski trip

Although our arrivals and departures were very unsyncrhonized, we did manage to get everybody in one place on the mountain for a group picture this year.

We had lunch together before the photo shoot, here are some pictures of the pre-shoot lunch:

Last of the flood pictures

Blogger gets unhappy with too many pics in one entry - argh.

Here are a couple of shots during the highest tide at the launch ramp at Korths.

And one of the flooded entrance to Willow Berm at the highest tide. Compare to the earlier picture of this sign when the flooding had just started, two hours earlier.

And more flood pictures

Flooding is worse now at the entrance to Riverboat

Some emergency levee repairs along Brannan Island Road and the San Joaquin River

More levee repairs near Happy Harbor

Water hyacinth invasion at Delta Marina, another place that was clear two weeks ago.

Hyacinth blocks most of one shed

Ramp problems at Korths

The launch ramp at Korths is even more covered at the height of the floods

Anyone still on their boat needed to wait for low tide

More New Year's Eve flood pictures

More pictures I took while waiting for the tide to recede so I could get to the boat without wading.

These guys are paddling through the parking lot at Willow Berm.

The flooded parking lot near my gate - couldn't get there without wading

Water almost onto the road at the Lighthouse - this was the highest point it reached.

Water hyacinth invaded part of Korths - it was clear two weeks ago.

This guy didn't care about hyacinth. It took a while, but he did get out and headed out of the marina.

New Year's Eve flooding in the Delta

On a trip to the boat to work on the broken depth finder, I found that the rains of the past week combined with the highest tides of the year resulted in some minor flooding around the marina, and other places along Brannan Island Road. I arrived around 1:30, a couple of hours before high tide. Here's how things looked then.

The launch ramp at Korth's.

The entrance to Riverboat

The entrance to Willow Berm. Note the flower bed and holiday decorations below the sign.

Ramps going up from the parking lot

Water beginning to top the parking lot levee

Seeping over the levee

My dock had no power, so I opened the refrigerator door and took perishables out of it. I took the depth finder and went to run errands and see if I could fix it. I realized I needed to go back to the boat because I hadn't turned off the power to the fridge when I opened it. When I returned it was just about 3:30, a few minutes past high tide. Here's how things looked then.

Getting to the docks at Willow Berm required a truck

Manitowish Waters, July 2005

I spent a week in Manitowish Waters in July, with Tom's family and Mom. Warm weather, no rain, so there are lots of boating pictures.

Girls in the boat, heading to the marina

Hmm, your shirt seems to be wet

Always jump in with your hat and sunglasses?

Didn't like that swimsuit anyway