Part 5 - It does rain in the desert

I took the photo a few days ago and they were saying that it was going to rain.  When the meteorologists say chance of rain they aren't too serious down here in the desert.  We have some rain shadows of the San Jacinto mountains to the south and west and smaller ranges to the north.

These conditions can lull you into a sense of false security because if you look off into the hills you see all the deep scars carved into the sand, mud and rock.  It had to be some serious water flowing to make that kind of character. 

Today we had rain off and on throughout the day and we are to get some heavy rain tonight and tomorrow.  No problem you say especially if you are from the Wet Coast of BC but our day of hiking could be a great washout.  You can be walking up these slot canyons and find yourself washed out through the bottom. 

In the photo above I hope to show how smooth the concrete looks and really when you add a little water you can skate on the surface.  Someone told me the sand blowing around polishes the surface but I think they start off being finished with too smooth a finish.  Either way you could see people shuffling around like were wearing wool socks on a polished floor.

In the interests of keeping the trailer a bit cleaner and dryer we put Chip's raincoat on him.  You would think he would be a bit more cheerful having gone for a walk but as you can see he is not impressed with the rain.

Hope this is all behind us by Thursday and I can share another hike.