Epic Monsoonal Rains

Went with the dendroglyph project people into Short Canyon on the VCNP.  The area smells really sulphur-y and you can see the glint of tiny fumaroles bubbling in the dry creek bed.  It's a nice crew - there were 7 of us.  We only walked about 2 miles.  Four of us got back to the car by 1 pm. Our driver needed to get back home early because her dog was recovering from a chemo treatment.  Another driver and two of the crew stayed behind to finish recording two more dendroglyphs.  Wonder how they fared in the storm on the drive home?

I didn't find any dendroglyphs in my scouting but it's a pretty area.  When they get done with Short Canyon, then they'll begin documenting dendroglyphs in Valle Seco.  I may show up for trips here and there but if I go out on the big trees project, I won't have time for this too and all the groups I hike with.

Afterward, since my car was already parked at the bottom of Camp May Road, I did the Route up past Paintball Road but just to where the white RV trailer is parked (every summer) to get 2 more miles, thereby achieving my daily 4.  Was really good to see the Route again.

I got back to my car just in the nick of time as the storm broke.  The rain got really heavy driving back on Trinity.  I could see lightning flashed in my rear view mirror.  I could barely see the white lines on the road, it was raining so hard.  I splashed up lots of water from the side of the road - I couldn't help but drive through it.

Lots of thunder overnight.  Roof repair is holding.

Spouse goes half-time the week of September 20.  The husband of the dendroglyph project leader is 67 and still works full-time.