I have been putting in a lot of thought when it comes to WEG, Florence and me, and, of course a fair amount of time monitoring weather conditions.
Since I understand some basic physics, I am aware that if I can move my trailer (my home on the road) with a pickup, strong winds and flash floods can move it too. As a result, I think I will take a little jaunt over the mountains to the Knoxville (TN) area and see what Florence dishes out for the Games in Tryon, NC, while ensconced in another (probably safer) location.
In regards to Florence, I read about hurricane preparedness because Alberta, which encompasses the eastern slopes as well as the foothills of the Rockies, doesn’t get hurricanes. I was pleased to discover that a lot of the suggested provisions – extra water, food, spare gasoline, alternate sources of power (batteries, solar and a generator), etc. – were already part of my life in the trailer!
The photo was taken Wednesday near the vet gate for Endurance, an area that is supposed to be part of the staging for cross-country on Saturday. Not if there’s more rain and strong wind gusts.
I’ll probably post my first real WEG piece from Tennessee. Stay tuned as I have some interesting (I think) tidbits.
Glad to hear you’re moving on and putting safety as a priority.
Oh wow. If that is the ground already they could be in BIG trouble as the storm is hooking a left and Western N.C. is in the outer bands of heavy rains. You are SO smart to head for the hills!
Looking forward to seeing your future blogs about the WEG…when we were there in April I said, “No possible way can this ever be ready by Sept. They have bitten off WAY more than they can chew …” I think I was right.
Go high & keep your powder dry!