Reviving the spirit

It's been a tumultuous spring, as June brought a veritable 100 year flood to Southern Alberta. High River had a call out for boats, an area absent of lakes, for rescue purposes. High River is a catastrophe.

 Here at home in Redwood Meadows our berm held back what is claimed to be an unprecedented swell of the Elbow River, only barely contained from inundating some 350 homes by the efforts of thousands of sand bags and well over one hundred truck loads of any material available.

 The volunteer base for sand bags and clean up was formidable!

 Many basements lost causes including my own. Sumps are still spilling crystal clear ground water onto my lawn providing the kids with a creek to play in much to my chagrin.

 

 This Canada Day weekend has been a back breaker for me; tearing up carpet, sub-floor and removing some drywall at the floor to get at wet insulation...good times.

  Disheartened by a house built on a river I got some friends and neighbors together for a ride. A few days of texting and a group had formed! One from Calgary on a meticulous Triumph triple, another from Bragg creek on a Buell fire Bolt, and an older GSXR 1000, KLR 650, Ninja 600, and FJR 1300 from Redwood Meadows. All we were missing was a cruiser!