The farmers must be watering their fields, planting another round of hay. The river flow has been gradually increased to about 800 cfs and we've had wind, rain and hail today. A good day to rest and take care of what needs doing around the motorhome.
It's been a week or so since we've had any real amount of rain and the hillsides and campground are starting to lose the green, giving way to the tan color of a dry summer. We are in a semi-arid, high altitude area with no forest of trees nearby. The rolling hills aren't going to be this green again until next year, but Rick and the campground owners are trying to keep the park-like feel to the campground. They pump water from the river through a very long "fire" hose and irrigate the campsites. Rick has also been helping them prune the trees and trim the bushes, the few they have in the campground. Some of the Nanking cherry trees are red with fruit, but the owners say there's not as much fruit as last year. I guess that means we won't spend days boiling the small cherries for their juice. Just as well.
Our friends have headed south. They packed up their tents this morning just in time to miss the onslaught of pea-sized hail pellets and the deluge of rain. There are a couple campers still here in the campground, but the place is practically empty now. We'll go fish tomorrow I'm sure. Unless we get more thunder and lightning, then we won't.
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