Saturday, August 25, 2012

Zero Percent Chance of Rain

While Lydia, Linny, and Tom hang around the lodge waiting to see if Kobae is going to go hiking, a storm cloud is gathering to the north. Kobae goes in his pen. Tom suggest a quick ATV trip to Hurrah. Almost to the top of Hurrah Tom looks out into Jackson Hole and it is raining but there are no winds and the storm hasn't moved in an hour. At the top of Hurrah, just as Tom takes this picture, behind them he can see the storm take off. Five minutes later, it is upon them. As the first pellets of hail hit them Tom quickly parks and pulls everyone to cover under an overhang. In two minutes the overhang is a waterfall and the road a stream. Twenty minutes later with some let up of rain, Lydia, Linny, and Tom make a dash for the lodge on one of the ATV's. Just before the Base Camp sign they have to ford a small river that twice crosses the road. The turn off to the lodge by the Base Camp sign is mostly gone. Lydia and Linny walk down it. Tom very slowly rides down it. Driving through the fast moving stream that was the road they return to the lodge. With morning light, they will set out and attempt to retrieve Linny's ATV while seeing if departure is even an option.

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