Mebbe? I don't see too much snow left just north of here, so if it's going to percolate, it had better get going!ygmir wrote: When the snow is off the hills, that water is still percolating downwards to the lowest point, so might provide upward pressure?
Pack a lunch. If there's still water over the 4th of July, there will be millions of them.Ratty wrote:Joe, Thank you. That was fun watching. Maybe next year. I'm going to look for those footprints leading to the lake.
Joe, how does this compare to an "average" year? I know the Playa becomes a lake in the winter but this seems like a lot of water to get rid of before Aug.Just_Joe wrote:Pack a lunch. If there's still water over the 4th of July, there will be millions of them.Ratty wrote:Joe, Thank you. That was fun watching. Maybe next year. I'm going to look for those footprints leading to the lake.
Hint.... I have six toes on my left foot.
Just_Joe wrote:Pack a lunch. If there's still water over the 4th of July, there will be millions of them.Ratty wrote:Joe, Thank you. That was fun watching. Maybe next year. I'm going to look for those footprints leading to the lake.
Hint.... I have six toes on my left foot.
Nah, I'm bringing my ShamWow!maladroit wrote:It'll be fine. Worst case, we all bring some extra paper towels.
I'm no geophysicist, but, my understanding is that it's not just a dry surface. the water table has to be low enough, that the water can't liquefy the material above it, due to vibration. I've experienced it many times with my heavy equipment: you drive and drive, all is well....but, the water below is rising towards the surface as the vibration and motion allow (capillary action?). Then, all of a sudden it "breaks through" and you sink like a rock. This would be my concern. The snow on the mountains may well be gone, but water is still percolating down through the rock and soil, to the lowest point, which, to my guess, is the playa. So I'd imagine there should/would be some sort of test to see how deep the ground is at it's saturation point?Sham wrote:I believe the area that is surrounded by the trash fence is 7 square miles.
The water is dissipating and evaporating at fairly rapid pace and the snow from the mountains is gone now.
Now, just a short heat spell will hopefully dry the playa to that crackle shiny finish.
It's of course possible that a contingency may be needed, but in years past, there has been a lot of water on the playa and things have always worked out just fine.
So, no more DubStep?the water below is rising towards the surface as the vibration and motion allow (capillary action?).
I was already in BRC and sleeping in my trailer when I heard a torrential rain pounding the metal roof. The gate was closed and no one was allowed to drive on the playa. There were lots of standing puddles on the playa and people at the gate were detoured in a reverse direction to hang "someplace else".maladroit wrote:I remember people wallowing in mud pits while stuck on gate road in 2014. That seemed like a terrible way to start the week: coated head to toe in caustic mud.
People still on the pavement were told to head someplace else but anyone still on gate road had to shelter in place. Took 24 hours before the line started moving again. I don't know what they did with people who were in the act of passing through gate at the time, maybe your account above is the answer. Shelter in place before Greeters?Sham wrote:I was already in BRC and sleeping in my trailer when I heard a torrential rain pounding the metal roof. The gate was closed and no one was allowed to drive on the playa. There were lots of standing puddles on the playa and people at the gate were detoured in a reverse direction to hang "someplace else".maladroit wrote:I remember people wallowing in mud pits while stuck on gate road in 2014. That seemed like a terrible way to start the week: coated head to toe in caustic mud.
I think everyone, no matter where they were, had a good time with the unusual circumstances.
Once the "oh shit, all the THINGS are getting wet" was over, yeah, good time.Sham wrote:maladroit wrote: I think everyone, no matter where they were, had a good time with the unusual circumstances.
