Dave Decon Campground

Wayne E. Kirch Wildlife Management Area

Location: Dave Decon Campground
More weather passed through and I must admit to some regret that I had not dragged the little trailer along for this trip. I figured it would be easier to face the roads that my car isn't really up to if backing up is possible. A tarp helped close up the spaces between the slats of a provided shelter to keep the rain off my breakfast as the wind blasted north. When it stopped raining, but started blowing very hard to the south, that tarp took the brunt of the blast, too. I did have to get out in that wind and move the tarp.

00: the full rainbow over campground — This weather brought an excellent rainbow. Complete arc. Double.

01: closer look where the double is brightest — There it is, doubled.

02: bright rainbow start — Some more coming rain to renew the start.

03: beams of light — Light playing in other parts of the sky too.

The starlings continued to waft in a group from tree to tree. The grackle continued to be loud from various branches.

04: black bird — Great-tailed grackle posing on a fence post.

I had full bars of signal for emergency calls, but there were a couple places where I could find signal I could use and grab a weather report with some discussion. Usually it was down in some low spot like by Dacey Reservoir. Even with it choppy from the wind, the coots remained.

05: birds in choppy water — And still the American coot run.

07: capped in clouds — Clouds capping the Grant Mountains when the rest clears.

One sunset was especially grand with the light right across the north of the sky. The glimpses of peaks showed some show had fallen. Shingle and all the way to Ward were looking whiter. Peaks to the west were whitened too.