The Gathering Storm
Today I went for a quick lap around the Eagle Wind Trail at Rabbit Mountain. At the beginning of my hike, I noticed the storm clouds building over Boulder, but I thought little of it. The clouds were sluggish and seemed not to be moving in any particular direction. But by the halfway point of the loop hike, I felt the pressure drop. Gloomy skies had suddenly closed in around Rabbit Mountain from every direction.
Fortunately, the Eagle Wind Trail is an easy and familiar hike. So I picked-up my pace and was back at the trailhead before the storm really kicked off. As I finished my hike, I paused to take a photograph at the same spot as I did when I started my hike. A kind of before-and-after-the-storm-formed shot. Hiking in Colorado this spring has taught me how very important it is to be able to read the weather and alter my plans as needed. The greatest certainty about Colorado’s weather is that it can change quickly.
Assortment
- The Rains
- Woke up early to thunderstorms that were already building. The sky broke into downpours that lasted a good hour or so and then stopped, leaving a gray sky to linger the rest of the day.
- The Gathering Storm
- Today I went for a quick lap around the Eagle Wind Trail at Rabbit Mountain. At the beginning of my hike, I noticed the storm clouds building over Boulder but thought little of it.
- Peacock Pool
- OK, so this is a good one. I had intended to call this post Chasm Lake but I must keep myself honest and call it instead Peacock Pool because at no point during my hike today did I ever actually make it to Chasm Lake.
