I don’t remember it being this bad before. The Tidal Basin flooding has become much worse- especially after several days of downpours. We went in to town for a morning walk and parked in our usual spot. It was the first time we had to walk completely around the Jefferson Memorial because the path that lead to the famous Stumpy cherry tree was under water. We wanted to visit Stumpy at least one more time before they pull him and a lot of other cherry trees out for the large scale restoration/renovation project to secure a new sea wall that has sunk several feet. We hope they pay tribute to Stumpy somehow aside from taking his DNA and creating mini trees. All along the tidal basin the sidewalks are submerged. It makes it difficult to get around it due to the unexpected nature of it all. It’s almost a two mile trek but stretches in to more than that with all of the detours. Even the sidewalks by the Roosevelt Memorial are not passable. I’m sure in the end it will be a lot safer and drier but it’s going to take at least two years and is supposed to start in May. This is one of our favorite places to park and walk. I have a feeling we won’t be able to once the construction begins.
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