Today it Rained. I was camping at Dosewallips State Park and it rained, a lot, non-stop.
I did get out in the rain and go for a hike along the Dosewallips River. The Dosewallips flows out of the Olympic Mountains and into Hood Canal, part of the Puget Sound. From the banks, I looked up toward the Olympic Mountains, I noticed it was snowing up in the higher elevations, but not much higher than I was, and it was cold.
Despite the heavy runoff into the river, which usually causes a muddy, murky, brown-gray water, I found a small pool where the water was still running crystal clear and the colorful rocks beneath the surface were clearly visible. As I stared at the rocks I began to get mesmerized by the rain falling on the water creating ripples, a capillary wave of expanding concentric circles, distorting the view of the rocks below.
It was quiet out, the only sound was the rain, landing sharply on the rocks, muffled pats on the sand, and pitter-patter as it falls on the water.
After a while, I wondered further down the river and eventually headed back to camp, but not before a bald eagle flew right in front of me, twenty feet away, with a mallard in its claws. Little events like that eagle and the circles of rain water can turn a mundane day into a memorable good day. =efh=
Nolan
Great to see you out there, Eric. These capture the PNW exactly as it feels. Nolan