Thoroughly Drenched

Our buddy Jimmy reading a sign alongside the Rim Trail

Our friend Jimmy came up to our place in High Rolls so we could do a hike together on the Rim Trail.  We chose section #4, and were nearly three-fourths of the way to the Karr Canyon Road junction when it started raining pretty hard.  By the time we reached the junction the rain was pouring down steadily; to add insult to injury we got hailed upon for quite a while.  The bee bee-sized to pea-sized ice pellets stung a bit, especially the one that nailed my left ear.  We turned around and hiked back as quickly as possible, but we were just about as wet as hikers can be.   Our plan to have lunch in the forest was thwarted, so we ended up eating in the car.

Pre-rain look toward the valley

Becca booking up the trail

Some of the many Aspens along the Rim Trail

Not sure what this purple beauty is

After the heavy rain

Scratch-and-sniff:  a very wet dog

Our shower was nearly over by now

Indian Paintbrush

Do I look happy?