and still no rain in sight

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photo by Donald Kinney

We've had a few pretty bad years of drought in the 40+ years I've lived here, and our current dry skies are nothing more than disappointing. As good of a source as any--the Farmer's Almanac predicts a wet February.



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The usually submerged bridge on the "old road" (above, on right) is what locals use to visually keep track of the water level. Seeger Dam, built in the mid-1960's created what you DON'T see here--a big lake, as a back-up to the other 6 reservoirs in the Marin Municipal Water District system.



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Watermarks on the new roadway rocks show the normal level of the lake.


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