Night on the Trail
Derek, Finley, Camden and I met at the Preston Park and Ride about 11pm with the goal of hiking to the Olallie Knob (see track below) to view the Perseids meteor shower. We didn’t see any meteors and we didn’t make it to the knob.
No meteors because, against all odds, it was totally cloudy last night. I was bummed. Next year, if I am still able to move around, I will try it on a couple of nights, just to increase my odds.
As for not making the knob, well, this trail might have been a bit of a challenge for the kids at night. We did about 2.36 miles round trip, most of it ultra-steep, so kudos to Fin and Cam for making it that far.
I had been to Seattle Opera to see their excellent production of ‘The Elixir of Love’ and drove from Seattle out to Preston so it was a busy night. I got home about 2:30 am or so and by now I am almost caught up on my sleep.
The image above is very blurred, my camera probably has a setting for low visibility but I do not know what it is. This was taken where we turned around and headed (slowly and safely) back down.
