Good Morning! 70F @ 10:00 AM. Sunshine and a few afternoon clouds. High 79F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.
There's a weather advisory for record temps today, and rain/snow on Wednesday. Was hoping to light a brush pile this morning, but there may be too much wind.
Spent the last four days in Death Valley at Furnace Creek, an annual camp out with my Airheads motorcycle group. Fantastic weather, with blue skies, gentle breezes, and highs in the low 80s. Rains earlier this year have really brought out the wildflowers. Here's a shot taken from the bottom of Jubilee Pass, a road now closed by those same rains:
One of the attendees, traveling very light, just spread his groundcloth and blanket on the ground Saturday night and went to sleep. He was awakened by someone tugging on his blanket, one of his friends playing a joke he thought. In the process his foot became exposed, and the tugging transferred to the sock on that foot. Now awake and exasperated, he was about to let loose on the friend when he saw that it was not one of his buddies, but instead a rather large coyote, baring its teeth and growling. Apparently his sock was quite flavorful.:laughing: It got a face full of foot and his yell awakened other campers, who together made enough noise to scare away it and the rest of the pack. I've never seen such action in 30 years of camping at the park, yet the Park Service does nothing about it even though it's now quite common. Just like the fires devastating our wildest land, it's a man made problem and under their mismanagement nothing will be done until there's a tragic "accident".
Don, I was quite impressed with Christy's composure, but disappointed in Steve Harvey's slimy demeanor and comments. How did her date go?
