You can see what a mess the mudslides left.
One of the mudslides was so big that it tore out 1,500 feet of guardrail and ripped down several power poles and lines. You can see the guardrail and power lines entangled together at the bottom of the hillside, near the river.
Damaged power pole and lines.
The WSDOT – Washington State Department of Transportation – worked getting the mud off the roadway. Puget Sound Energy worked on getting the utility poles back up.
The original estimate was two weeks, but they managed to get the roadway cleared (at least one lane) and the power back on in about 9 days.
Broken guardrail posts. The mudslide ripped the guardrail right off.
So, the ranch and eastern Skagit County has power on again. Thanks to our friends John and Caleb, the meat in our freezer is still frozen.
