I decided to go on a little hike today and after getting my pack ready I was off. It was actually a little after 1 when I left and I stopped off at the LBH quickly to see how things were going. A few things happened and I ended up working for a few hours.
As I was preparing to leave the LBH and head out a rain storm of Floridian proportions came crashing down on Cedar. It was awesome and totally reminded me of late afternoon storms in Florida that flooded streets, yards, just about everything. Driving in those was always a treat. Anyhow, we had that in Cedar, maybe not on the same scale but pretty dang good for Cedar. My hike was further delayed and I continued to work on a few things.
I picked up a phone call and Rachel was on the other end of the line. She said she had been trying to contact me but couldn't get through. The storm had taken out cell service. No calling or texting. Funny enough though I could get email - probably because I have wi-fi and it was connected to that at the LBH - that just occurred to me. Anyway, she was on the way to the emergency room with Natalie who somehow managed to get a plastic piece from a game stuck up in her nose. Isn't that wonderful. In her embarrassment she is telling a bit of a story about how she was holding the piece and the boys did something that scared her or bumped her causing her head and hand to come together abruptly and that game piece happened to go right up her nose. I remember doing dumb things and wanting to edit the story a bit so I didn't look so dumb. I am sure there were plenty of times when my story was obviously a story. I don't remember when I realized that the truth was just easier regardless of whatever embarrassment was involved. I am trying to help Natalie realize that but it isn't going quite as well as I would like. Hmmmmm. The good news, they were able to get it out and she is fine. Apparently there is some large contraption they hook to your face that helps open up the nasal passage so they can get a hold of the object. Grateful that it is out and she is fine.
So the hike. It wasn't until a little after 7 that I managed to get out on the trail I planned to hike. Funny how things work out. Had I gone when I originally planned I would have been on the trail when the storm hit and that would not have been a good thing. I use the term trail lightly here because for the most part it had been washed away. I either picked the wrong spot to hike or the mountain bike trail that I was told existed had been completely washed out. I found small traces of trail every now and then but nothing that resembled a mountain bike trail. Whatever the case it was apparent that a high volume of water rushed through this little canyon and at a very high rate of speed. There were some spots where the water level would have been up to my mid thigh based on the water lines left on the terrain. I would have been in for a real treat if I had gone when I originally planned to go. I'm sure it would have been quite impressive but I am quite grateful that my hike was delayed as I much preferred to see the heavy rain and the lightning through the front window of the LBH. It was fun to hike up afterwards and explore the area a bit and imagine the scene. It was very apparent that there was a lot of water running down that canyon.
Here are a couple of quick pics. The first is looking back down from the top and then there was this tree that I liked. The base of it and the roots were what stood out to me. Anyhow, fun hike, fun to go exploring around a bit. I am going to do it again as my original plan was to continue down the back side and around the mountain but my time was short.
And the final note of the day. My friend Bob Ennis and I went to the late showing of The Dark Knight Rises. It was fantastic. What an ending to this great Batman trilogy. I may need to go see this one in the theater again. It was very well done and I highly recommend it.
As I was preparing to leave the LBH and head out a rain storm of Floridian proportions came crashing down on Cedar. It was awesome and totally reminded me of late afternoon storms in Florida that flooded streets, yards, just about everything. Driving in those was always a treat. Anyhow, we had that in Cedar, maybe not on the same scale but pretty dang good for Cedar. My hike was further delayed and I continued to work on a few things.
I picked up a phone call and Rachel was on the other end of the line. She said she had been trying to contact me but couldn't get through. The storm had taken out cell service. No calling or texting. Funny enough though I could get email - probably because I have wi-fi and it was connected to that at the LBH - that just occurred to me. Anyway, she was on the way to the emergency room with Natalie who somehow managed to get a plastic piece from a game stuck up in her nose. Isn't that wonderful. In her embarrassment she is telling a bit of a story about how she was holding the piece and the boys did something that scared her or bumped her causing her head and hand to come together abruptly and that game piece happened to go right up her nose. I remember doing dumb things and wanting to edit the story a bit so I didn't look so dumb. I am sure there were plenty of times when my story was obviously a story. I don't remember when I realized that the truth was just easier regardless of whatever embarrassment was involved. I am trying to help Natalie realize that but it isn't going quite as well as I would like. Hmmmmm. The good news, they were able to get it out and she is fine. Apparently there is some large contraption they hook to your face that helps open up the nasal passage so they can get a hold of the object. Grateful that it is out and she is fine.
So the hike. It wasn't until a little after 7 that I managed to get out on the trail I planned to hike. Funny how things work out. Had I gone when I originally planned I would have been on the trail when the storm hit and that would not have been a good thing. I use the term trail lightly here because for the most part it had been washed away. I either picked the wrong spot to hike or the mountain bike trail that I was told existed had been completely washed out. I found small traces of trail every now and then but nothing that resembled a mountain bike trail. Whatever the case it was apparent that a high volume of water rushed through this little canyon and at a very high rate of speed. There were some spots where the water level would have been up to my mid thigh based on the water lines left on the terrain. I would have been in for a real treat if I had gone when I originally planned to go. I'm sure it would have been quite impressive but I am quite grateful that my hike was delayed as I much preferred to see the heavy rain and the lightning through the front window of the LBH. It was fun to hike up afterwards and explore the area a bit and imagine the scene. It was very apparent that there was a lot of water running down that canyon.
Here are a couple of quick pics. The first is looking back down from the top and then there was this tree that I liked. The base of it and the roots were what stood out to me. Anyhow, fun hike, fun to go exploring around a bit. I am going to do it again as my original plan was to continue down the back side and around the mountain but my time was short.
And the final note of the day. My friend Bob Ennis and I went to the late showing of The Dark Knight Rises. It was fantastic. What an ending to this great Batman trilogy. I may need to go see this one in the theater again. It was very well done and I highly recommend it.
No comments:
Post a Comment