Very different summer cabin outting.

[Nevada Ed]

The temps in Reno have been around 97 +/- and My wife and her daughter stated that they might like to go up to 7,000 feet at Lake Tahoe and enjoy some cooler weather for Saturday and Sunday.

It has been a long time since I have seen a afternoon storm at the cabin, like the one we encountered the other day at around 3pm.

We were out on the porch enjoying a light breeze and hearing the leaves on the Quakes sing their magical song, when we had a drop or moisture hit the wood deck. Then another and it started to increase to where the three of us looked at one another and finally realized that it might be time to move inside the cabin.
In ten minutes, we had a real to goodness rain storm and with thunder in the distance, slowly getting closer.
In thirty minutes the thunder was bouncing off both the canyons that we were nestled between and the sky was now starting to drop hail on the porch, along with all the rain.

All the water was just grand for the National Forest that we were in but is left lots of big puddles and moisture all around the area, and also happy that no fires were started in our area from the lightning.
Lets just say, this was one of our "Cooler" hot summer days that I have enjoyed here in a very long time.

When I got up at 6am to let the dogs out, I noticed the tail lights on the rig were covered in frost, from all the moisture that was sill in the ground and area.

Another great time for people and dogs and the breakfast of fried baked potatoes from last night, plus a sausage link and eggs w/o a single broke yolk, made the morning even better.

Sorry no camera this trip......... me bad.

Have a great summer.

 

[Salty RI]

I love a good thunder and lightning storm, it is nice over the ocean.

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[Ivan the Butcher]

One of my favorite pastimes, is watching lightning storms go past the farm house. My wife and my bedroom windows faced South. I loved lying there and watching my brother's farm 2 miles from us get pounded!

Until dad sold his farm 40 miles East of us, we camped in a valley with thick forest right against the valley floor. The family camp and picnic sight was at the North end of the valley. After dark, I loved sitting in a lawn chair facing South and watching the stars race each other across the sky! With the narrow opening in the forest canopy, you had a framed picture of the moving stars!

Racing stars above, fireflies along ground level, the tree frogs singing their song, and a cup of fire brewed coffee in hand: IT JUST DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS! (God does really good work!)

Ivan

 

[Nevada Ed]

You are bringing back old memories.

Yes, there is nothing like a bolt of lightning blowing of a top of a 150 foot tree 40 yards from you or a bolt striking ten feet away as you walk down stairs that leads to a sand , back yard, and knocks you back into the door way !!

Looking up at the stars at night, away from city lights when I was young, was the "Thing" when looking for "Sputnik" and all the other good stuff up there in the heavens.
Loved to see shooting stars and maybe comets (?) as they shot across the dark sky's.

I could not believe how "BIG" the milky way, really was and all the star formations that were out there.
I know the "Big Dipper" but I also have "my pig" that lies east and is mad up of a triangle nose, square box body and a "C" tail ..........
I have no idea what it really is but in the middle of the two is the....... Dragon.

Later.

 

[soFlaNative]

I love a good thunder and lightning storm, it is nice over the ocean.

It is even nicer from 15 - 20 miles away.
I've had my short hairs raised, felt the tingle thru the water but worst of all knocked over beer when startled by a near strike at home.
Glad the OP and family got a well deserved break.

 

[s&wchad]

Sounds nice! Be thankful you were in a forest and not high desert.

I've been hunting in Colorado and Wyoming during heavy rain storms and it's no fun at all. The hard ground develops the consistency of wet cement, it sticks to everything and makes travel (foot or vehicle) all but impossible. Then the mosquitos come out... by the millions!

 

[usmc2427765]

Houston has got to be the sorriest place on earth to spend a summer. If you served in Vietnam or on Guadalcanal then you will get the picture. You need to deal with the three H's. heat, humidity and hurricanes and the associated rain, flooding etc. I wanted to settle in the hill country of Texas, but I waited too long and now this is where the Drs and granddaughters are. The girls make it bearable. If you are young, follow your dream.

 

[Old 44 Guy]

I live in the Sierra foothills. Last night I saw thunder head clouds over the high country, big ones. Later today I heard that hail the size of golf balls came down there. I pity the campers in tents & sleeping bags. Lots of dented cars & trailers also.