October 7, 2009 – Oh What a Night

We had walked to the falls, and then drove to a couple of overlooks. At the lodge, we walked down to the Elakala Falls. By the time we returned to the coach and had dinner, the wind had begun to blow a bit. Weather reports of 35-40 mph gusts occurred in the local area. The fall leaves were bouncing off the coach by bedtime. Around 2AM it began to rain. At first it was just intermittent; then steady and soon steady became heavy. Occasionally, we could hear the wind over the rain, but mostly just the constant, pounding precipitation on the roof of the coach.

This morning has dawn with some strong wind remaining. The sky is cloudy, but the sun is breaking through. The weather forecast is for cooling temps, some sun and a chance of showers.