Sad day for the scouts

We have them all the time in a nearby creek. They can happen within a minute or two. Once the water starts rising there may only be a couple minutes to recognize it and get to safety.

Flash floods are often caused by far rain upstream. Here, rains 50 miles away on Pike's Peak and in Colorado Springs usually cause the flash floods.

Maybe someone knows a rescue technique I don't, but once the river starts raging, there isn't a good way to rescue someone as the water has more power than people realize.

Always check the high water bush line when camping near a creek and camp WELL above it. The water in the creek here often rises seven feet, so you want to be at least 10 feet above it and not in a spot that will become an island.

I wish I had some pictures from our last flash flood. The water went about 100 yards into the woods.