So today we were invited to go out on my nephews boat in Harrison. Did I mention I can't swim and I'm a tad afraid of large bodies of water?? I bit the bullet and consented to a fun day on the lake. After getting the lowdown on life jackets (making sure he had some) we hit the road. We met my sister, Karen, at the service station on the corner. She, making the vital purchase of water to take on the lake, was making her way towards us. Seemed a bit redundant but what do I know. I decided that I should do what the natives do and buy some water too. It's the whole, "when in Spain" thing. Walked across the small parking lot and got shooed by a woman in a hard hat. I wanted to talk back to her but she was bigger and younger than I . No doubt a winner in an arm wrestling competition somewhere. So, I did as I was shooed, bought my water and we headed down to the launch. Parking privileges were ours so we were good to go. Jack and Karen launched the boat. Launched sounds wrong somehow. I think with a boat that small it shouldn't be launched so much as just put in the water. Launched should only be used for something the size of a ferry or bigger. Oh well, we had it in the water and headed for Rainbow falls. The weather hadn't warmed up to a decent degree yet so we were bundled and layered. My daughter Melissa, a whiz with a camera, was giving me running instructions on how to get better pictures of the water spray. I have lots of pictures of water spray. It may mean me setting a fair amount of time aside to delete some of them when I get home. Not to worry, that's what digital photography is all about.
Got to the falls and now we're in a sheltered area and the heat of the sun could definitely be felt. We trudged into the shaded and damp forest heading toward the sound of water falling down the mountain. I had a couple of questions before I committed to continuing on our trek. Was there any chance of bears?? What happens if we see one? I found that this information was something I should have in case of a sighting. I then figured I would be okay as I think I can run faster than my sister. Don't have to outrun the bear, just one of the person's in your party. So it was all good until Karen said she wasn't going into the forest with us. I know I couldn't outrun my daughter or my nephew so I would have to take my chances. We got some really nice face time with the falls. It was really quite damp and misty. Jack, my nephew, decided he was wet enough and left us there at the mercy of the elements and whatever was lurking in the trees. I got the pictures with some encouragement from Melissa. We started on back to the shore shooting moss, leaves, tree trunks and ferns.Karen and Jack were soaking up the rays as we approached. As we headed back across the water to Harrison lunch was discussed and Karen offered to buy. Off to the Settler's patio for a peaceful lunch interspersed with thoughts of the day and wee bit of gossip. Beautiful day out on the water, photo ops, pub lunch on the patio and family. You just can't put a price on something like that. Til tomorrow I bid you all a good day and good thoughts.
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