The forecast looked mostly good and there was only a chance for some scattered thunderstorms, so we decided to go on a 19 mile weekend hike. We started at the Croton Dam Trailhead and hiked about 7 miles. The sky looked a little like rain and really set a gloomy mood through one dense section of forest. "Even the trees here stick their tongues out at you!" I said because a little tree we passed had a fungus growing out of it that looked exactly like a big ole tongue.
We were in the tent that night and not sleeping yet. There was a big crack of lightening and then a roll of thunder to the West of us. We listened. A few pitter patters of rain hit the tent. Then there was another crack of lightening and a the thunder boomed right above us. The rain came down hard! We listened as the thunder rolled across the sky. There was third large lightening blast and then the thunder was well to our East, rolling. I went to sleep with the rains coming down with me dry in the tent.
The next morning, at 6:00 a.m., there was another small thunder storm but it didn't last long. We at breakfast and were on the trail by 8:00. The mosquitos almost drove me mad in the morning and we didn't have spray. It was a good walk to the 20th Trailhead. We stopped and had a long rest by the White River. We ended the hike around 3:00 p.m. and of course, we headed straight for Sally's Family Restaurant in Whitecloud. Yum.
Pictures (L to R): Sally's Restuarant, Twinwood Lake, trillium, White River, watching train at campsite
