I woke up this morning with the intent of going hiking. I had a plan of hiking a trail I’d explored only briefly a couple of months ago. The hike would have taken me up around 1500 feet and would have promised some great photo and video opportunities.
I just wasn’t feeling it this morning. The rain looked to be moving off to the east but something in my gut said this wasn’t the morning to go hiking.
So I went back to bed and took a nap.
It’s two hours later and there’s impressive rain showers (not in the forecast) passing through with a couple of lightning strikes showing up on radar.
Always go with your gut.
As I type (and the shower is passing through) this I would have been at the furthest point away from the car. It would have been quite a wet experience, which is fine when I’m chasing storms and near the car, but not at the moment on a mountain with a few lightning strikes in the area.
Instead, a decent cloud shot will suffice. My hike would have taken me toward the highest peak in the distance in this shot.
