The Great Missouri River Flood of 2011 [photos]

To: EternalVigilance; All

Drove the I-29 just hours ago. It is a detour. Just wild to see the water. Did not get to see much underwater, still got to see railroad tracks, motel wendy’s with water to the window level. Was driving the detour so didn’t see much.

61 posted on 06/26/2011 11:50:27 PM PDT by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)

To: Art in Idaho

Isn’t there a way for first, everyone in the Midwest and I mean everyone, to know this, and second, absolutely refuse to sell to anyone or anything that is even remotely connected to Soros or one of his fronts.

You going to pay their mortgages? When people are wiped out, there are no choices. Famine, flood, war.

This is a flood-war.

62 posted on 06/27/2011 4:23:30 AM PDT by Chickensoup (The right to bear arms is proved to prevent government genocide. Protect yourself!)

To: EternalVigilance

A hat tip to the Photographer, Larry Geiger. No, not for the pictures₍₁₎ but for this statement on his Picasa Album homepage:

"I took these pictures of the Missouri River Flood of 2011 and I would like to share them with anyone interested or with anyone that would like to reprint them. The area I cover is from Gavin's Point Dam, South Dakota to Hamburg, Iowa. If you feel they were worth something please donate to the Red Cross or other flood relief organization that will help the people affected by this disaster.

Many not know this but 'Larry' has a copyright on all these photos, though it is not explicitly stated. Yet he is relinquishing his Copyright Ownership Rights, putting these out for 'fair use' and just asking that folks donate to the Red Cross and other agencies if they 'steel his work product' (photos).

That's pretty big of him, and generous.

(1) The photos though 'stunning looking' are pretty average. They look 'stunning' as they're aerial shots, so 'anyone' could have duplicated them. And his Camera really got slammed, a Sony Alpha DSLR-A330, in the reviews when it was announced in May, 2009: "...the A330 is an unremarkable upgrade to the A300". OUCH!
(The 'older', 2008, Sony Alpha A200 is just as good. And less expensive.)

NOTE: No personal offense is meant.

63 posted on 06/27/2011 6:04:10 AM PDT by Condor51 (The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits [A.Einstein])

Oh.... snigglefritz, the spell check demon got me.

'Steel', should be 'Steal'.

64 posted on 06/27/2011 6:10:18 AM PDT by Condor51 (The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits [A.Einstein])

I thought that was remarkable as well.

Long live the citizen media!

65 posted on 06/27/2011 7:51:39 AM PDT by EternalVigilance (It's the unconstitutional spending, stupid!)

I wonder if the Steamship Bertrand is back under water after all these years. :-(

66 posted on 06/27/2011 7:53:17 AM PDT by EternalVigilance (It's the unconstitutional spending, stupid!)

To: Big Red Clay

I’m not sure which direction it is, although I’m guessing it is looking south.

It’s hard to say, though. It was after ‘52 that they began to channelize the river, so things changed a bunch.

67 posted on 06/27/2011 7:55:21 AM PDT by EternalVigilance (It's the unconstitutional spending, stupid!)

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