Wow what a Night

So last evening we went out to Cuivre River State Park so we could get away from the city lights and watch the Perseids meteor shower. The weatherman said it would be clear, so we packed up and left.

When we got there we setup camp, it was warm so we left the tent fly off as we would not need it. After setup we then popped out for dinner. Returning we played some games then headed into the tent to get some rest as the best time for viewing was at 3am.

Around 11:15pm, we woke to a lot of lighting way off in the distance, there was practically no pause between flashes. So much for a clear night, though it was still clear above us. We put the fly on the tent and watched the lighting for awhile.

Then it all rolled in. First we went from a calm breeze to literally gale force winds whipping the trees and deforming the tent like crazy. At that point we abandoned the tent and took shelter in the car, finally the rains came. Wow thats a lot of rain for a clear night ;-)

In the morning we broke camp, we managed to loose nothing. We popped down to the lake and took some pics of turkey vultures sunning.

Here's Narya, she kept us safe and dry last night.