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Bush Lite On-Off Trail, AZ
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| Hiking | 4.10 Miles |
385 AEG |
| | Hiking | 4.10 Miles | 2 Hrs 6 Mns | | 1.95 mph |
| 385 ft AEG | | 12 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | At home the forecast rain for early yesterday was a bust, and with such temperamental conditions I vacillated whether to hike or bike until it was too late to do either (that's my excuse anyway), so no way I would let that happen again today.
Local forecast said cloudy and overcast with rain by 2 pm, but radar seemed to belie both possibilities, I figured hiking would be the better choice for changing conditions, packing both medium weight outer shirt and waterproof gear.
I began with a distinctly cold wind in my face but within 15 minutes I was in full sun, enough that I was sweating so I doffed my outer shirt, but of course minutes later it's a gray sky with a cold wind again. I was about to put the outer shirt back on when the sun returned. But again it was just being super temperamental and a few minutes later I felt two small drops of what, rain? Nope, it was hail.
With super dark skies now I had just enough time to pull the waterproof windbreaker out of my back before the hail became a full-on rain squall. I took a few photos of the hail but of course it was so small they wouldn't show so I tried to zoom in. Unfortunately it took me a bit to realize the rain hitting the screen of the phone was negating anything I attempted to do, and all of a sudden it was filming. Ok, since at least now that I can see the hail in the video I let it run for a minute before the screen was completely wet. Instead of holding it out like I did in the past with my camera, I realize now I should have kept it close enough to my face that it would be somewhat protected under my hat.
The rest of the hike was under similarly changing conditions, with a bit of sunshine at the very end. But as soon as I started the drive home, here comes one more heavy rain squall. |
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