Too Wet for Golf!

Front Royal Country Club

Sand Trap in Black and White.

On Monday I stopped at three parks to see the high waters of the Shenandoah: Strasburg Town Park, Riverton Landing, and the Front Royal Country Club. The last location is the subject of today's post.

No one was playing golf! Several of the lower holes were under water, and the rest of the lower course was wet and soggy. The Shenandoah River had come out of it's banks, but this was not the first time. For lowlands along the Shenandoah, recreational lands are the "highest and best use" of the flood plain because they have few buildings, are easily evacuated, and serve as drains and filters.

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Normally a walking trail runs along the river but it was engulfed by the flood waters. I have posted pictures of the Carson Trail several times. It's a very nice place to walk in dry weather.

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