They were allowed to return to the cabin two days after the water receded. It took that long to clear the main road of the Roadside Giant, an 80-foot Englemann Spruce whose roots capsized out of the overhydrated soil. When road crews partioned the trunk, they discovered the Giant was nearly 200 years old.
Kov's jeep made the journey to the cabin. The river seemed to have brought everything it could carry to their doorstep. Lawrence helped his wife over the refuse. Ty and Viv began clearing branches, but it devolved into a mudfight. Kov was helping Lawrence move some doors when they heard the Mrs scream.
She had made it to the patio, where the hot tub held a surprise in the retained floodwater. It was a tiger muskie, and it bared its teeth at those who dared wake it. She had grabbed a plank to club the muskie, when Lawrence cried, "wait! Kov, find the lid!"
Lawrence embraced his wife, consoling her, while Kov secured the lid. He would later confide in Kov, "That river's taken enough from me. That muskie's mine..."
inspired by Discover Magazine article, "The Colorado Deluge"
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