One Year After Hurricane Ike

The Big Picture reminded me with these amazingly cool before & after pictures (click on the pictures to see the after photo) that this time last year, I was riding the storm out in Salt Lake City, returning home to see Ike's wrath.

Luckily no hurricanes headed towards Houston this year. At least not yet.

Ike's Wrath

This is Interstate 45 going into Galveston. This picture was taken about here:

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Look on the map at all the houses to the west of the interstate, they are probably all gone.

Ridin' the Storm Out 2008

When Hurricane Rita was bearing down on Houston in September 2005, I was in Calgary, and I stayed the weekend to visit Banff and Lake Louise. Now Hurricane Ike is aimed directly for Houston and I'm in Salt Lake City, leaving on one of the last flights out on Friday morning with the storm predicted to hit sometime Friday evening. I think it's better to evacuate when you have a chance, most of the folks I know are staying in case something happens. Hopefully everyone will be okay.