Saturday, Wind, Thunder and Lightning, wild sky, We took a trip down to Summer Falls, met up with an old Sailplane pilot friend of ours, Harry. He was taking his side kick Ema (golden retriever) for a swim at the lake. From there we headed to Ephrata (sailplane Mecca) just south of Soap Lake. (Ephrata, Seattle Glider Council Web cam) BBQ and beer then back to Mansfield.
Sunday, same freaky air and weather system (north winds on the ground, obvious south winds aloft). Mia decided to wash her VS, I did some maintenance on the tow rig. By 3pm we had given up on the day and headed to Park Lake for a swim.
The day was not a complete loss.... Mia and I are into the bird watching scene and all the nature spotting stuff. Our customary return to Mansfield includes some of the back roads (including the tow road) and there is plenty of wild life to see..... This trip included:
A painted turtle (that for some reason loves cross country treks from a local lake, down one of the dirt roads. He's missing half of one of his front feet... btw, this was our third siting of "stumpy" on this trip)
Further down the road we identified:
-Multiple Logger head Shrike, Great Horned Owl, Kestrels falcons, Red Tailed and Marsh Hawks, Horned Larks, Meadow Larks, Sage Thrashers... you get the picture, Its a birders paradise.
With the weather remaining unsettled and unpredictable I expect we will been heading back to work until we see a shift in the weather. Prime classic conditions for the Basin include a Thermal Low (very high pressure established over the entire area) and very hot weather. As I said in a previous post.... there is nothing you can do about the weather ;-)
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