September 16 Sunshine report: It's 6:15 am. I have poked enough of my torso out of my sleeping bag to track my head out the tent door, my gaze met with low lying clouds and mist. I delayed my departure from the tent, and heard raindrops pattering on the tarp minutes later. Sigh. And Dad…

September 15 In preparation for this trip, I packed multiple items of clothing that are made of quick dry material, in anticipation of days like this. However, I'd anticipated a couple days/nights of rain, with some dry spells in between to recover. Instead, we have had rain every single night, and now over 48 hours…

September 14 Sabbath was forecasted to be the rainiest of all days on the circuit, but Friday night pounded us with rain all night long. Mud was splattered 2-3 inches up the sidewalls of my tent, even 3 feet in from the fly walls. We were afforded mostly dry skies for camp breakdown, and were…