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<br />most disasters which strike various <br />sections of the nation and world. . . <br />Fortunately, no major cities were in <br />the path of the flood. And oldtimers and <br />newcomers alike joined in a common <br />pledge to "rebuild" in the canyon. <br />After all, Big Thompson has <br />weathered centuries of natureJs <br />caprices. . . The Canyon is itself a <br />product of time. . . <br />It has given much pleasure to those <br />who take Nature at her worst and best. . <br />And it will live to do so again. <br /> <br />The flood on the Big Thompson virtually obliterated parts of U.S. <br />Highway 34. The disaster. which struck on the centennial of <br />Colorado's entry into the U.S.. was the worst natural calamity In the <br />slate's history. <br /> <br /> <br />16 <br />