Lake Bethpage

So October 2005 is the rainiest month on record on long island ever. I was driving through Bethpage along the Round Swamp Rd., and saw something I had never seen before: Lake Bethpage

Until now, I never knew why this road had been called Round Swamp Road until we had eight straight days of continous rain. The surface runoff had flooded a gully by the side of the road, turning that gully into a very large pond. The true irony is that this gully happens to be part of the Bethpage State Park golf course, once played upon by the PGA. To further enhance the amusement factor, this gully happened to be the 18th hole!

Take a look: