much of the southern plains had about 15 years left. It's glacial melt from the last ice age that does not replenish. So that came out several years ago. I wonder where we're at with that now?
We know long severe draughts like we've never experienced in the west are inevitable. They have thousands of years of proof of that from tree rings. Of course anyone aware of that hopes it's hundreds of years away, but what if we're already in one?
I'm in north central Idaho. I can walk out of here and be at a buddies cabin in the woods in an hour. Most years, but not this year. It's been several years since we had a normal summer in the NW.
I used to schedule my vacation time for the middle of August every year to go on a float trip or camping. You have to be out of your mind to do that now. You'll be in smoke the whole way on the river and no camp fires.
I'm wanting to say to some people who are telling themselves things will go back to like they were, what makes you so sure? Wanna buy a cabin in the woods right now? Better off buying a boat. Oh, well there might be a problem with that in some places now too.
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