it only felt like forty days

Last week it didn't rain. It poured. All week. I didn't think it would ever stop. I seriously considered building an ark. But I didn't have wood. Or room. And I don't really like cleaning up poop. And an ark would have a poop-load of poop.

I didn't do much walking. Most of the time, cancelled. (Thursday they will try the farmers market one again.)

I would have been soaked by the time I reached the corner. Both fit camps were cancelled.

Thursday it stopped briefly, after they cancelled class. When the market closed, it started again. I parked at Aharts and did a short walk on the greenway and back thru the market.

Friday it started to clear up. They were talking about showers for Saturday. Pam and I decided we'd do the Get Out Lehigh Valley event at Trexler Park if it wasn't pouring.

Saturday morning the rain came down heavy from about three am till three in the afteroon. There were a few lulls, but it was a lot of water. My rain barrel is probably full.

Sunday I had to get out. The rain had mostly stopped. I decided to go somewhere paved because I was sure natural trails would be soupy. (The photo at the very top is next to the paved trail yesterday. No, there isn't a creek there.)

We entered the trail behind Redner's at the park. The trail has all new signage, and it's really high up. My thought is to keep the graffiti artists away.  It's a fairly level path and we walked down to the Freemansburg Avenue overpass and back.

Pam and I decided to walk Wednesday mornings. Maybe a different trail each time. That got me thinking. This summer I am not going to walk a trail section twice. So the IRT can be split into 3-5 pieces. The D&L can be split into many sections. It will be a challenge.

52-hike challenge: 18/52
Miles/Steps:   2.5+ 
Bathrooms:     none available
Weather:         60, windy, overcast ... but no rain
Wildlife:          3 robins, 2 geese, and a murder of crows