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Why am I the only one in the parking lot-is it raining that hard?

Visit #1550, Sunday 7 September 25, 7:20-9:40AM, 5.4 miles, 7.6 lbs. of litter.

Temps in the 50s, steady rain tapering slightly by hike's end.

Today's blog title came to mind when I thought of the rain, even though the phrase's meaning does not have anything to do with rain. It was actually quite comfortable albeit a wet comfortable.

I hiked a clockwise route up to West Peak today.

On the trail behind the daffodils, I found a newly fallen tree, which I'll remove next week. It's small enough that I think a handsaw should to the job just fine.

Up at West Peak I found this waterlogged fleece blanket. As such it was way too heavy to pack out-well over 15lbs.- so I hung it on a fence in the hopes we'll have a dry week and I'll be able to carry it out next week.

Out at the rocks I found these two wooden signs. See if you know who the authors of the quotes are.

Walking back toward the park around the reservoir, I discovered one of the recently installed speed bumps appear to have been vandalized. They have only been in place since around May of this year.

Even more surprising was my Find of the Week.

This bicycle was dumped in the weeds near the south end of Merimere Reservoir.

Unusually, the only thing preventing this bike from being rideable was the lack of a chain. As an avid bike rider, I know chains don't break easily which makes this even more of a mystery. Otherwise this bike looked practically brand new.

I wasn't interested in making a project out of this bike, so I slid it under the fence at the water treatment plant so hopefully the employees will find and recycle it.

I was notified today that the Three Peaks Challenge in Hubbard Park is scheduled for 8 November.

Mark your calendar and start training NOW. I'm all signed up!