by bluepinecones » Tue Jan 15, 2013 1:37 pm
Tina, you are so right; Eddie, the campground manager has been such a big help more than once.
Just checking in quickly for now. No word from Eddie yet but it is still raining steadily and river still rising. Rain will change back to freezing rain after dark. Actually no break in wet forecast until Friday. Another front on Thursday has forecast for rain mixed with freezing rain, sleet, and snow.
Right now the best hope for getting out of here looks like maybe Saturday or Sunday. Think I need to start working on new plan that involves taking a lot less stuff as doesn't look as if I will be able to spend night before departure in Magic getting things organized. Okay as I would probably have over packed anyway. That also means I will have to leave later in morning as I will have to wait until I can get ride down to the park. Assuming I can get to Magic this weekend, goal will simply be to get across the river and mountain then as far south as possible before dark.
So glad the ranger at state park discouraged me from moving Magic there yesterday. The mountain top was an ice covered wonderland last night. Above freezing all across area now so at least what ever ice comes tonight will be starting over rather than adding to the situation. Wish could say same for the water.
The only major handicap in life is a bad attitude!