In case people didn't know, there's was a tragedy in Accadia National Park where 3 people were swept into the water by waves as told in this story.

 

I was actually there, and was among the group that first alerted the rangers that people were in the water. They were no more than 100 yards in front of us and there was nothing we could do. Pretty awful feeling. We have some great pics from that day. It was really beautiful before everything turned bad.

 

There were actually very few warnings about the waves despite what the rangers say.

Holy crap G&T,

 

That's got to be an awful feeling.

Yeah, we could see three in the water. We didn't know about the other injuries. Not 5 minutes after we saw them, a wave came and we could only see 2. Turned out that young girl died. I don't know how 2 made it out. The waves were 10-15 feet high and the water was around 60 degrees.

Yeah, we could see three in the water. We didn't know about the other injuries. Not 5 minutes after we saw them, a wave came and we could only see 2. Turned out that young girl died. I don't know how 2 made it out. The waves were 10-15 feet high and the water was around 60 degrees.

 

Reading the story and learning about the poor girl was brutal, and knowing you were on-hand to experience that makes it even more heart-wrenching.

 

Interesting to hear your first-hand account that there was very little warning as to the potential danger from the storm waves. It was certainly my assumption — and not necessarily due to media portrayal — that a fair degree of peril would have been obvious to anyone on the shoreline.

Reading the story and learning about the poor girl was brutal, and knowing you were on-hand to experience that makes it even more heart-wrenching.

 

Interesting to hear your first-hand account that there was very little warning as to the potential danger from the storm waves. It was certainly my assumption — and not necessarily due to media portrayal — that a fair degree of peril would have been obvious to anyone on the shoreline.

I don't think people realize the pure power of those waves that are generated from storms like that. They look awesome, and neat, but there's so much power...

The thing about the waves is that their height is due to the shape of the rocks beneath the water as opposed to above. Also, we were heading into high tide which caused the situation to become dangerous fairly quickly. I have pictures of people sitting high on the rocks, then 10 minutes later, they were running from the water.

 

All that said, the area these people went in was the most dangerous area and it didn't take a park ranger to figure that out.

The thing about the waves is that their height is due to the shape of the rocks beneath the water as opposed to above. Also, we were heading into high tide which caused the situation to become dangerous fairly quickly. I have pictures of people sitting high on the rocks, then 10 minutes later, they were running from the water.

 

All that said, the area these people went in was the most dangerous area and it didn't take a park ranger to figure that out.

I've been there and I remember that place. If you get caught there, there's very little anyone can do very quickly.

I'm trying to get some pics up, but they are too large to upload.

Storm waves are amazing to watch. Fortunately here there are no cliffs, just a long gradual slope to the water. RIP and prayuers to the parents who will probably blame themselves forever.

Edited August 25, 200916 yr by G&T

 

Notice the cliffs in the background. That's water splashing up the cliff. That had to be about 50-100 feet high.

 

 

I just like that pic.

Edited August 25, 200916 yr by G&T

dont stop get it get it

You guys always know what to say! Seriously, that made me crack up.

Incredible pics GT. The power of nature is incredible.

I've been there and I remember that place. If you get caught there, there's very little anyone can do very quickly.

 

It took 30 minutes for the Coast Guard to arrive by boat. There was no helicopter on the island.

Incredible pics GT. The power of nature is incredible.

I can't see them for some reason.

 

I can't see them for some reason.

 

Somethings up because they aren't showing up all the time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 27, 200916 yr by G&T

There's a programming language based on LOLcats.

 

LOLCODE

 

HAI

CAN HAS STDIO?

I HAS A VAR

IM IN YR LOOP

UP VAR!!1

IZ VAR BIGGER THAN 10? KTHX

VISIBLE VAR

IM OUTTA YR LOOP

KTHXBYE

Edited August 27, 200916 yr by StrangeSox

Somethings up because they aren't showing up all the time.

 

 

 

 

It's so beautiful there, even with the danger that was to come. I

 

Grilled Cheese + Tomato Soup = Awesomeness

 

The La Canada fire is probably 10 miles from me. Closest wildfire to me since I've been here.

The La Canada fire is probably 10 miles from me. Closest wildfire to me since I've been here.

 

I'm assuming that webcam shows some sort of view but is just obscured by all the smoke? I've got some friends in various regions of California and they all say the air is so smokey and they're not even close to the fires. Kind of crazy, those forest fires are always just a news blurb that don't mean much to me but then I realize that a lot of people are actually affected by them every year.

I'm assuming that webcam shows some sort of view but is just obscured by all the smoke? I've got some friends in various regions of California and they all say the air is so smokey and they're not even close to the fires. Kind of crazy, those forest fires are always just a news blurb that don't mean much to me but then I realize that a lot of people are actually affected by them every year.

So basically, after last night, I know what it feels like to be a delicious rack of barbeque ribs.

 

For now that cam is just showing smoke. But there's likely to be a serious battle to keep the fire from that equipment later today.

I'm assuming that webcam shows some sort of view but is just obscured by all the smoke? I've got some friends in various regions of California and they all say the air is so smokey and they're not even close to the fires. Kind of crazy, those forest fires are always just a news blurb that don't mean much to me but then I realize that a lot of people are actually affected by them every year.

Check that image now. The fire is right there.

Grilled Cheese + Tomato Soup = Awesomeness

so true

Check that image now. The fire is right there.

They must have took it down or it's getting too much traffic.