February 17, 2004
Rain Hike!
So, Nelson calls over the weekend and asks, "hey, are you up for some hike'n?" Well, that only means the weather turned good enough (or bad enough) to go rain hiking. It was something we had "invented" last year, where we simply go hiking in the rain. This hike was much more tame than last year's, which was during a torrential downpour. The rain during this outing was light but just steady enough to keep us wet. The usual question I always get is "why", and I can only answer "why not?"
We went to hike the trails of Castlerock State Park, in the mountains above Saratoga. When we got there, the rain was a slight drizzle, but we suited up and marched on out into the wilderness. The hike wasn't too bad. We hike the trails to the campgrounds, and beyond, towards the Saratoga Gap Trail, and tried to make a loop out of it. The rain was slow, but we came out ok. We hiked about 7 or 8 miles round trip and just saw the sights, as we crested from one side of the mountain to the other.
We couldn't see much in terms of views, since there was a heavy fog covering the valley in between the mountains. But being able to watch the fog race up and over the mountains and ridges is truly an amazing feat. It was however difficult to capture in a picture. =p
Posted by Jimmy at February 17, 2004 11:04 PM