Rain
Today it rained. No, I mean it poured, all day. So much for hiking this weekend. How is everyone else on this holiday weekend? Did anyone get a lot of rain this weekend?
Just a little at our house in Nashville, Tennessee. August was a very dry month for us. My father in SC said it was the dryest August on record down there.
Rain is our friend. Makes the grass to grown, the flowers to bloom, and the trees to shade us!
RainMan
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Feeling a little smug, actually. Tomorrow, I had planned to drive to Hot Springs for a couple of days hiking, but my wife suddenly had a minor surgical procedure scheduled for Wednesday. Of course, I canceled to be with her. Now, it's going to be pouring, and I'm not there. Fooled 'em!
Car camping with the family this weekend. Started raining at 2 yesterday afternoon. Now it's 7:30 in the morning and it hasn't stopped.
Started last night. Not too bad yet. Only about .25 inches. Forecast is for 6"-12" through Wednesday. Oops, skies just opened up. It is pouring down as I write. Just lost satellite signal.
Damn near the whole east coast is being rained on! On the brightside looks like Lee left New Orleans. http://www.weather.com/weather/map/interactive/
Its raining pretty good here at the moment. Its making me think that a Labor Day nap is in order!
Who cares if it's raining, get out there! Some of the best hiking experiences i have had were in the rain.
"We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm." George Orwell
We're currently getting soaked in northern GA., and I couldn't be happier! It's from the tropical storm I guess, and while I hated to see my MS and AL relatives catch the worst of it, I'm glad it's finally raining here. It had been about two months since we'd had significant rain. It should help fill up some of the water supplies on the AT GA sections.
Glad I went on my trip last week, I must say. We're supposed to get 4-6 inches.
I was originally gonna start my GA section hike on Saturday. I'm glad I changed the date, I would have washed away!
I put off hiking this weekend because it was forecast to rain and then it didn't rain. Also I had packing anxiety (that feeling that you're going to forget some vital piece of gear and then end up starving to death in the swamps of Jersey).
A few sprinkles fell today, but it didn't affect me because I went hiking yesterday.
Southern VT is flooding again. Not good.
"That's the thing about possum innards - they's just as good the second day." - Jed Clampett
It has poured here all day but we really needed it. Some friends and I broke camp yesterday on a kayaking trip and headed home because of the predicted weather today. My wife and some of her friends are stranded on a cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico. They were supposed to dock this morning in Mobile but seas were too rough for the Harbor Pilot to board and bring them in. They had to turn around and sail back out to calmer and safer waters. They are hoping to dock sometime tomorrow morning.
I am not young enough to know everything.
It's been monsoon season here in SWVA,for about 5 days.
Yeah its finally not raining in Mississippi after 4 days straight of rain
-Jason
At least the water sources will be more reliable in the southern part of the AT for a while.
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At long last the sun came out this weekend after a lot of fog this summer. Enjoyed some Southern California high country this weekend.
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I hiked the PCT: Mexico to Mt. Shasta, 2008. Santa Barbara to Canada, 2009.
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