Feel like I still live in Washington state with all this rain. So I did what comes naturally to me and took a trip along the rivers to see what havoc the wind and rain have created.

Headed east on Hwy 50 to end up at Folsom Dam. The rain was coming down hard as I drove by it. Water was pouring into the American River from Folsom Lake.

Then I shot over to Sunrise Blvd and took the American River Access to get next to the river. A few people were braving the rain. A woman below paused to look at the river as she crossed the foot bridge at 11:04am (below.) Image by: Kati Garner

Next I headed to River Bend Park, hoping to drive to the river but access was closed. It was pouring and I didn't feel like getting cold and wet.

Onward to the Howe Ave Access Park. A sign indicated it was closed due to flooding. Yep, it was flooded. Image by: Kati Garner Image by: Kati Garner Image by: Kati Garner Ducks were swimming in the parking lot. (Image by: Kati Garner)

Trees normally dry were submerged. Image by: Kati Garner

Image by: Kati Garner Arrived at Discovery Park around 1pm. The road over the green bridge was blocked. The rain took a break and folks ventured out. People parked their cars at the entrance and walked across the bridge. It was immediately apparent why it was closed to vehicles. Image by: Kati Garner

The river and land had become one. Kinda zen-ish. Image by: Kati Garner Image by: Kati Garner Image by: Kati Garner Picture time! (Image by: Kati Garner) Image by: Kati Garner The upper left is the beach. (Image by: Kati Garner) Anyone wanna party on the beach? (Image by: Kati Garner) Got on the Garden Highway around 1:45pm and it was pouring hard again. Saw several scenes similar to the one at the very top and the one below. Resident's backyards were replaced with the Sacramento River. Some vehicles were submerged.

Image by: Kati Garner Throughout my journey I spotted split trees and lots of debris in the road driven by wind and rain.

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