Friday, May 28, 2010

Weather Permitting

Bright sunny day and not a cloud in the sky. Enjoying the hot sun with a bottle of water and enjoying lots of activities. All of the sudden a dark thunder cloud appears and it starts to get cool outside. Clasps of thunder rumble across the campground and flashes of lightning light up the sky. As you run and try to grab your rain gear that you forgot in your tent throughout all this commotion the sun comes back out. The biggest thing that ticks me off when I'm camping.

This is why it is important to always have your rain gear with you. The chances of us not having some type of storm in the wonderful 10 days we are there are pretty slim. It could be a small one or a big one.

GM 2006 the campground was hit with huge rain storms and ended up flooding the tent and campground area. Knock on wood this doesn't happen to us or other weather disasters. But the flood is something that we should keep in mind that it does and can happen.

Make sure you pack up your tent before you go to your daily sessions and be sure to water proof it. Best idea is either a dry sack or a tarp to wrap around your bedroll. That way if it does rain, your stuff will be dry. There is nothing worse like crawling into a wet sleeping bag.

Proper rain gear is very important. That means rain jacket that is not a poncho. Boots and maybe a hat. Rain Pants would be useful too.

Despite the rain and the weather we may get. (knock on wood we don't get any nasty weather)a great time is planned
See you there is 44 days:)

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