Wednesday February 28th 2024

The mold was pattern with today’s weather. The sky wasn’t all blue. The sunshine was filtered through a thin layer of clouds. It was a much more humid day. The wind was very strong out of the south. These changes resulted in a little less comfort to the outdoor experience. The temperature climbed above the eighty degree mark for a little while during the afternoon.

My daily activity changed a little as well. I didn’t drive to the observation tower at the side of the prairie this afternoon. Chores around my RV home got in the way. I still got in two walks to the day use area and back. The day use area is about half a mile around the camping loop and through the woods. On my first hike at the lunch hour there were a few people enjoying lunch at the picnic tables and a couple of boats getting launched. Overall it was much quieter than the last few days.

The wind was the key element today. Keeping your hat on was a challenge. Out on the lake there were a few hardy souls taking advantage of the wind. There were two sailboats, one sailboarder and a stand up paddle boarder. I think the wind was too strong for the sailboarder. It looked like the sail got knocked out of his hands often. The sailboats would spend half an hour tacking to the upwind part of the lake only to cruise back to the other end in three minutes or less. I guess that’s fun.

The campground was quieter today as well. Many campers seemed to leave early today. The last few days new campers were flooding in at the 1PM checkout time to start filling up the empty sites. Today there were still empty sites late in the afternoon. I wouldn’t be surprised to learn there were empty sites overnight, but I’m not taking a late night inventory.