We Recieved Rain in the High Desert

 After a Summer of no rainfall in our usually wettest time of the year. Yes, more falls as Thunderstorms in the Summer than drops in the Winter. Friday October 12th, Tropical Storm Sergio made its debut in the High Desert and much of Southern California for that. Reports at Midnight were three foot of water going over the falls on Willow Wash above the Jack's Gap Bridge. Other reports were of 2 1/2" of rain on the Mesa North of Joshua Tree, so every bit of that could have been dumped at the tracks. From the looks of pictures sent and posted, we certainly got more than our share of that.
Fortunately, no trackage was undermined on the 7 1/2" as that is all I know of. We have plenty of places where sand and rocks have flowed over the roadbed and we will be digging that out come Halloween Weekend the 26th-28th. Members were up Friday night and more arrived Saturday for assistance at the Simi Dabah Studio Art Sale in Town. A section of Highway 62 between the Post Office and Park Blvd was under three to five feet of sand and rock as the almost always dry wash wasn't.
Pictures are from Brendon Hilton, John Griffin and Mike Thompson, and thanks for letting me use these and sharing them. Looks like we have some free ballast material to spread around to places or at least stockpile it for our continued expansions. See you next weekend October 26, 27, 28. Bring your work gloves and your favorite shovel. The flat cars are going to get a work out hauling buckets of fill from source to stock pile.
Appetizer night on the BBQ Friday and of course Saturday is steak night. Bring your favorites. Any questions, send me a note at ratsgarage@yahoo.com , See you there, Brian

 The track at the picnic shelter steps, this water came from the road above.

 The steps were filled in too.

 This is the lower switch to Pauline, up on the upper high line.

 Below lower Ophirish Trestle.

 At the ballast pile below Teddor. We will not have to move this far.

 At the present end of line, on the upper high line.

 Just above the curved trestle /bridge above the Teddor Mansion.

  The cut at Big Rock received it's share of run off too.
As you can see, we have a lot to do before the Rudy Run in four weeks, see you out there.