After our arrival in QV on Wednesday the 2nd, we heard reports of several storms heading for California that would bring lots of wind, rain and even snow our way. That rain didn’t come until late Saturday the 5th. When the rain arrived, it poured hard and didn’t quit until sometime late Monday night. The washes were running full and some roads were flooding and even closed. Flagstaff got lots of snow which revitalized their ski season. They are now hopeful about the chance to keep their ski season open until late April. If they don’t get a sudden warm up and have the snow melt, they should be able to stay open for quite a while.
Saturday the 5th started out cloudy and windy. It was cold enough to have our heater running and neither of us really wanted to go out and do anything. So I spent the entire day sorting through tons of pictures on an external hard drive and getting most of them labeled. The pictures I have on the drive go back to 1999. What a job, and I'm still not done!! I am using a program called Picasa to sort, organize, and label all of my pictures. I can ‘batch re-name’ them which really saves time. The program is also great for doing simple edits on pictures, like crop, straighten, brighten or sharpen the contrast.. I have cleaned up and fixed many, but still have lots more to do.
Sunday, after listening to wind and rain all night, we woke to find our phone dead (land line). Because there is no cell phone service in the park, we drove out to the highway so I could report the problem and was told that they would dispatch service right away and have it fixed by 7 that evening. We were going to go to church, but thought we should be at the coach in case Qwest needed to talk to us, so we came straight back to the coach and waited. At 1 pm the phone repairman called and said he had the problem fixed. As it turns out the line was being affected by all of the heavy rain, and we weren't the only ones in the park having problems. Because it was so nasty outside, we stayed in and played lazy for the rest of the day.
Monday was another day of rain, rain, and more rain. At 9 am we braved the weather and went to the park’s weekly coffee social. The park is full and so was the activity hall! Couldn't believe how many folks were willing to brave the rain and come up for coffee and a donut. While there, we get reports on weekly activities and up-coming events and tours. Plus it is a great time to visit with old (and meet new) friends. It rained all day long and didn’t quit until sometime late in the evening. Ken spent the rest of the day in the rock shop and I was mostly on-line.
Yea, Tuesday the sun was shining and the skies were clear. Ken went for a long hike checking one of the hills behind the park for a place to hide a cache. He is excited about the history of an old plane crash that happened back there and wants to hide a cache in the vicinity. Anyhow he was gone most of the day which gave me a chance to go through the back closet and some of my bedroom shelves. It is amazing the amount of “stuff” a person can accumulate in such a small area. I was able to toss a bunch of junk and get other “stuff” put where it really belongs. Oh yeah, it got up to 65 today!
Today was another beautiful day. We took a drive out on the back road and the dips were still full of water, but dispersing fast. Also did a mile hike checking on one of our very elusive caches (named Marky 34) in the area because the latest cacher to look for it couldn’t find it. We could have driven the Jeep in to it, but we just got it washed and we didn’t want to muddy it up. The walk was good for us and we quickly found the cache and saw that it was just where it is supposed to be and in great shape.
We are well and happy and hope every one else is the same!
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