Storm

[Northern Dancer]

We could hear the thunder in the distance and began to count down the seconds from the time we saw a flash to the time there was thunder.
The seconds were becoming shorter indicating that the storm would be over us very soon.
There really aren't a lot of safety things one can do, but for sure, you have to get off the lake.
And that's what we did - we headed for what looked like a gazebo on private property, beached the canoe, and made haste to the shelter.
There we sat in a downpour with things flashing and cracking and booming.
We had the audacity to pull out some snacks and watched the show unfold.
A storm is always exciting.
And we were thankful that we were safe and dry.

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[ppine]

Came back from a trip to Seattle last week. I camp in the Fremont National Forest in Oregon which is about half way. Around August 19 a high energy electrical storm drifted toward me from the south. The interval kept getting shorter until it was less than two seconds. I was surrounded by tall trees. I packed up and moved to the other side of the highway on a logging road. I drove past a tree that had recently been hit by lightning. About the most scared I have been from lightining.