Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Earthquake Lake, 50th anniversary



We passed by this spot on the 50th anniversary of the big earthquake that happened here on Aug. 17, 1959. Twenty-eight people were killed when the quake caused the mountainside to slide down onto a crowded campground. The landslide blocked the river channel and created a lake. The campground and three miles of the old Highway 287 are under the water.



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