Showing posts with label Mohawk Slides. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mohawk Slides. Show all posts

Monday, January 7, 2013

Trip Report: The Mohawk Trail Slides




In the early morning hours of August 28, 2011, thousands of cubic yards of earth cut loose from its anchors on the slopes above the Cold River in Savoy, Massachusetts.  The saturated ground, which had already seen four inches of rain in the previous two weeks, gave way as tropical storm Irene dumped another six inches in less than eighteen hours.  The resulting avalanche of dirt, trees and rocks cut three distinct slides down the mountainside, across the road, and into the raging flood waters below.