The Aftermath Of Hurricane Helene In Lake Lure NC | What Does It Look Like Two Months Later?

[@MrBca111]

I remember staying at the Geneva Motel in the early 60s with my parents and spending the day in the swimming pool.

[@HitchHikingYeti]

Thanks for sharing your memories MrB.

[@memeruss9896]

I saw a video that they found a piece of the Rainbow Bridge in Lake Lure. It was part of the red and orange section, and the red section had some of the little white painted paw prints on it. Someone else found a plaque. It's so sad the this happened to that beautiful Flowering Bridge and esp. since it took away all those sweet collars of loved one's dogs. Let's just pretend all those collars went on up to Heaven to go back on the precious dogs, at least we can hope that's what happened. Great video and the updates. We've seen so much of the destruction, it's nice to see that people are trying their best to get life back to normal the best they can!

[@HitchHikingYeti]

Thank you for the beautiful comment. Have a blessed day and thanks for watching my friend.

[@carolynconnell7067]

Thank you for showing this. It’s very sad! Americans are resilient and they will rebuild. I wish I could help. Stay safe!!!

[@HitchHikingYeti]

Thanks Carolyn!

[@christadawnwheeler2696]

Thank you for the updates on the area. Alot of people choose to avoid or ignore. Good video.

[@HitchHikingYeti]

Thank you Christa. I hope you had a good Thanksgiving my friend. I appreciate you watching.👍

[@rp28]

That storm may have wiped out almost everything. But it won’t wipe out the memories my family and I have of that beautiful area. My wife and I, our children and then with our grandchildren.

[@HitchHikingYeti]

That is a nice way to look at it.👍

[@wiggitywak2050]

Russ....unbelievable. my heart sank watching this.

[@HitchHikingYeti]

Thanks for watching my friend. It is heart breaking to see for sure.

[@user-wv5tp1qe8i]

Thank you for speaking out

[@HitchHikingYeti]

I appreciate you for watching.👍

[@melissaciswhoibe9183]

I just looked their website up, Geneva Hotel, it was so, so nice there. That creek was narrow and way down and in the far back there and doesn't look big at all. It breaks my heart so much to see all of the devastation on these videos. I don't think I could handle it in person. I am praying for everyone affected by the evil hurricane Helene who took so much from all of these communities and families. They will be beautiful again. Don't give up. Thanks for the video tour. It is much appreciated. Those cars were crushed so badly, I pray there wasn't anyone in them. Have a beautiful, blessed day. 🙏

[@HitchHikingYeti]

Hello Melissa. Thank you for the kind words of encouragement. Thanks for watching and have a blessed day!

[@melissaciswhoibe9183]

@HitchHikingYeti Thank you. 🙏

[@teribunker5223]

Thanks for this.

[@HitchHikingYeti]

I am so glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you so much for watching Teri! Have a good day my friend.

[@suezmac3803]

Thx❤

[@HitchHikingYeti]

Thanks for watching Sue!

[@Allisillusion-z3f]

Excellent video. My husband and I frequently grabbed our 2 dogs and headed to Morse Park to stroll around or hung out on the vast green lawn, from Spartanburg, about 50 miles south. Plus, would often hike up to the Rock. I have a year's pass. Soooo sad.

[@HitchHikingYeti]

Thank you for sharing Allis. Thanks for watching and have a good day.

[@doodsanddudes]

Great update my friend. Wow the amount of sand. Really looks like a lot of progress compared to what it looked like. And the water is still pretty murky. It really is like. Disaster area but they will rebuild! The boats wow. Praying for speedy recovery. ❤️‍🩹

[@HitchHikingYeti]

Thanks for watching my friend. Lake Lure has a lot of work to do. The damage the town sustained is unbelievable.😞

[@MountainmommaWV3]

Makes me wonder if anyone in that photo was washed away 😢

[@rdbjrseattle]

I remember the area from the 1960s. Went to a Boy’s Camp in the vicinity.

[@reapthewhirlwind4166]

I just looked up a picture of the swimming pool area. Hard to believe that was even there.😮

[@HitchHikingYeti]

It is unbelievable how the pool and tiki bar have been erased.

[@Allisillusion-z3f]

You walked past where the volunteers have cleaned up and mulched, I think!

[@HitchHikingYeti]

Thanks Allis.👍

[@rkworth1]

its like everything turned to dust.. you would think there would be chunks of cement - but all you see is wood and sand.

[@HitchHikingYeti]

I wonder if they cleaned some of the big chunks of cement first? Maybe that is why I did not see much during my visit. Thanks for watching.

[@rkworth1]

@@HitchHikingYeti i live in canton - there was a brick car wash on champion drive. it is completely missing, and the river is on the other side of the road. strange to me.

[@wiggitywak2050]

September 22, 1989 I was sleeping on my grandmas couch in Mt. Holly when Hugo came through!

[@HitchHikingYeti]

Hurricane Hugo was unreal. I remember the trees in our backyard were laying down because of the intense wind for hours that morning.

[@wiggitywak2050]

@HitchHikingYeti I remember waking up early that morning. The eye moved over the charlotte area, and an hr later all the destruction happened when the winds changed

[@wiggitywak2050]

I graduated 93, so I was in 9th grade I guess

[@Melissa-pt2ik]

If they are going to drain the lake what are they going to do with the debris that is on the bottom of it and how would it help the environment or would it help the environment

[@HitchHikingYeti]

Great question🤔

[@honda200twinstar3]

I saw that Geneva motel in another guys video a few weeks back and he walked along the back side if the building and there is a hole lot of damage along the back it might not even be savable.and even the same cars are still sitting there .

[@HitchHikingYeti]

I hope the Geneva Motel can be saved. Thanks for watching.👍

[@David-uu1oj]

They need to verify just how much dirt washed into the lake.deep in that mud are remains😥

[@stelsie]

It's just not right what happened to these people.

[@HitchHikingYeti]

It is just wrong. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@samgentile7494]

Very sad, however the damage is actually minor. Back when super storm Sandy hit our entire East Coast from Northern Virginia all the way up to our border with Canada over 890 THOUSAND homes were lost and over 2 million people were suddenly homeless. But that was not the worst part of Sandy. The worst part was that the republicans in Congress made those 2 million homeless people wait for over 6 months before that would approve any FEMA help. This is merely the outcome when we take Risks. Building along coastline and along riverbanks and in river basins we are gambling and rolling the dice. which can roll snake eyes.

[@Allisillusion-z3f]

You replied to my comment but it's not there when I clicked, nor are your comments to others, visible.

[@HitchHikingYeti]

That is weird. It shows up on my end. I also checked with my coworkers account. I can see all the replies.🤔

[@suethompson1740]

Something that big would be called an urn.

[@HitchHikingYeti]

👍

[@Mr.clintontoney]

Gah this is so sad. We live in Spartanburg, about 30-45 minutes away. This has been a daycay for us since we were kids. It breaks my heart to see it like this. 😭😭. And the people!? So sad. But yet Joe Biden sends our money to everyone else instead of Americans

[@TABrown-xh7xc]

They drain the lake every year

[@HitchHikingYeti]

Thanks for the information. I appreciate you watching.

[@deb6061]

WOW! So so sad! Something else happened here besides the hurricane! Maybe issues with the dams or someone messed up and made a massive error somewhere? 🥲

[@HitchHikingYeti]

Thanks for watching Deb. I have never seen damage like that. 🥺

[@greatestever8976]

It was absolutely by design, manmade. People were lured to the area, clouds were seeded, damns were released. (Geoengineering, watherwar101, manufactured events, Dane Wigington, HAARP, NexRad)

[@rongreen8962]

@@greatestever8976 please understand that a warming ocean, caused by a couple hundred years of human activity, dropped so much rain on Appalachia that the rivers and streams couldn’t carry it. So yeah, in a way this was man-made, but not like you think.

[@MrsRCope]

@@rongreen8962 Everything about your comment is untrue. It’s a proven fact that temperatures increasing 1-2 degrees over hundreds of years did not cause this. If anything, the mountains act as a giant funnel and with almost 2 foot of rain prior to the storm, then the wind & tornadoes that spun off of the hurricane, caused trees and roots to topple, loosening all the dirt and rocks with it , and it all dumped downstream in one horrible catastrophe. Were the clouds seeded with dry ice and silver iodide, potassium iodide, and injected from the ground lasers to redirect the storm (remember the sharp left it took and the straight lines that showed up on radar in a circular storm!) If you can have the fake science of climate change, I can certainly have mine, and we have governmental proof they do it. And more and more states are banning the process (see FL & TN). This storm was created and guided. Why do you think the government is ignoring those people? Denying rebuilding permits. Denying F.E.M.A. Claims. Their homeowners insurance refusing to pay out? Why? That was their plan all along.

[@suezmac3803]

For sure! 10' per hr. There is a yt 'short' video I caught last nite. Filmed as it was rising & 4 hrs later. By a homeowner near river. Estimated 30' away. It was up to the house! Terrifying watching it!🥺