I agree about the rains coming too late for all of us midwesterners. We have "submarine bridges" here, then, too! I could not believe a floating bridge that you drive over! Yikes, that would be scarey enough to WALK over! In fact, on one of those concrete bridges, where there was a huge pipe to drain the water, until it got high, then it washes over the top, we were riding horses over it, friend's part pit dog decided to get a drink on the "up crick" side, slipped, went right through that pipe! He came swooshing out the other side, and had a heck of a time getting to the side to get out. We all laughed, once we saw he was safe! I can't imagine what would have happened had he gotten stuck in the middle! There would have been a few riders getting off and doing something about it, not sure what, but he was that type of dog, no one wanted to lose. He was an icon to our riding in that area. We actually later had a pup he sired.
