Dreary Day

Mrs. Kadizzle is off to see Ken and Rita.  She is full of energy planning the upcoming expedition.  Yesterday we bought trail food supplies at REI.  Kadizzle is contemplating if he wants to participate.  The plan is to hike up Deer Creek for several days.  While camping the trail crew will work on the trail.  Logistics are underway.  Somehow the tools have to get up there.  Loppers, maybe a saw, and if Kadizzle goes he will carry his fire shovel.  One idea is to hike in prior to the real hike and leave the tools.  That will mean less to carry when the overnights start.  Right now the gang is thinking of spending two nights up the creek.   Sleeping in the wilds biggest drawback is sleeping on the hard ground.  If you can get enough padding it changes everything.  Maybe like a bear or some animal leaves can be scooped into a soft pile.

How did the ancient people do it? We will have modern little stoves, freeze dried food, tents, nice sleeping bags, LED lights and so on.  Surely the natives had very little in the way of comfort.

Returning from the big city yesterday we were invited to a fish fry.  Another new couple has joined the volunteer crew that exist here.  Like the last new people they started with a good idea, feed everyone.  With a campfire, beer, and some good food we gathered around the picnic table.  It was Emily's birthday.  At 39 she is far and away the baby of the bunch the next in line is 68.  The last new comer cooked some very excellent prime rib.  Hopefully the tradition of new people showing up and cooking a good group meal will continue.

Rain clouds are all around but not a measly drop has fallen from the sky.  A law suit will be in order if we do not get some rain out of the mess.   In a day or so the prediction is for 100% chance of rain.  Think about it you cannot have a 100% chance, because that means it will rain.  It is not a chance.  A chance is when something may not happen.  If one dies before the rain it could be possible for it to rain and not rain for the person who died.