and the rain came down

It rained like heck last night. I was afraid Pam and I couldn't walk today. But when I woke up, it was sunny. I texted Pam and we were on.

We decided to go to the IRT off Mauch Chunk Road. I figured it was fair since Pam drove to Bethlehem the last time, plus she's got tons of Passover stuff to do.

The first thing I noticed was the picnic pavilion. And then I noticed it was closed.

Pam hadn't arrived yet so I walked around the lot and took pictures. Meanwhile, she was stuck behind a funeral procession. Then we headed out. This area has a lot of cement ruins and quarries. We saw a few quarries that we hadn't seen before. It was interesting that the quarries were filled with water, but the creek was nearly dry.

At the firing range, I saw this mirror and attempted to take a selfie. If you click on it you can see us.

Then we noticed that the firing range had a shooting course. The bright orange is what is left of the target at this stop.

Apparently, the No Tresspassing signs were not enough. They added additional signage.

And we found some cool ruins.

And some serious signage about crossing the street.

We saw several bikes, a jogger and a couple walkers, some with dogs. We were walking on the outside edges of the trail and letting people thru the middle. When people needed to pass I'd move in behind Pam, about six feet back. Someone came thru the middle and thanked us for social distancing correctly. Score one for us.

We were about a half-mile away from the finish and it started to drizzle. We could see the pavilion when the sky opened up. But the wind was more of an issue than the rain.

Miles/Steps:                 5+ miles

Weather:                      forgot to look at the temp. It was cool. Sunny to cloudy to wind and rain. All over 2 hours.
PPE found:                   1 mask.

Wildlife:                        redheaded woodpecker, heard at least 6 different bird calls, robins, squirrels, chipmunks. It's mating season. Everyone is out. They haven't heard about C-19.