May 11, 2011. Jackson, Mississippi. The Big River.

The Mississippi River is flooding.   The river continues to rise.  Today, Ken and I went to see what it looks like with the river so high.  Directly, we drove to Vicksburg and followed the river north.  For a spell just north of town, we drove right alongside the river, with the railroad tracks between us and the river, except the track was already under water.   Soon that road will close, as the river is still rising.

It is a mighty river now.  As we wandered north through the delta,  parallel to the river,  on several occasions we walked up on the levees to see the height of the water.  The most interesting part was that on the levee side nothing was happening.  No sand bags, except around all the electrical installations, just normal farming activities.  In the river towns, all the Casinos are closed and in Greenville whole areas close to the river are under water.  It was quite a sight.  These folks have great faith in the levees.

We tried to drive along the Yazoo River but the road was under water by many feet.  It is a question of Mother Nature taking charge.