The Smell of Rain

Nothing smells better than rain in the desert. Sitting beside Lake Roosevelt the warm night filled with fresh air full of desert moisture is perfect for sleeping.  Plants give off oxygen in exchange for the rain drops.  Rain in the desert makes the flowers explode. The amount of sand and gravel moved by water when the water finally  moves is amazing.  Recently we hiked a stream after a rain.  In a place where we had walked through three feet of water, there was three feet of sand. Tons of material move around and you can see the results everywhere.  After weeks of daily activities outside a break in the rain is comforting.