Enchanted Rock

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Karl and Michelle invited us to go hiking with them at Enchanted Rock this weekend. Lately there's been a pattern of beautiful week turning into a stormy weekend. The weather forecaster's predicted the rains would hit late Thursday/early Friday morning. Rain would start again early Saturday morning and clear out midday. Apart from a light sprinkle it didn't rain Friday so we figured Saturday would probably be okay.
So if the the meteorologist is wrong half the time I guess that means he/she is right half the time. This is good British hiking weather so we continued on.

Arriving at Enchanted Rock we found that is was still raining and most of the trails closed.

So, we drove back into Fredericksburg and went to the National Museum of the Pacific War. The museum is an out growth of the Nimitz Museum. Admiral Chester Nimitz was commander-in-chief of the United State Pacific Fleet during World War II and a local Fredericksburg boy before that. 
The museum was really well done albeit the content was tragic. We emerged to find the rain had stopped by the end of lunch the clouds were clearing.

So, completely unlike General Douglas MacArthur's return to the Philippines we went back to Enchanted Rock and found the trails re-opened. Hurrah!

It was pouring with rain here five hours ago. I can't believe it.

At the summit of the Little Rock.



Jean is excited to see the sun again!

Hey, a mini-waterfall!


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Colin said…
Does that waterfall count? See you there in March! Colin & May
8 November 2015 at 03:42
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