Lehner Kill site trail head

We have been getting good rain every day all week  I have been avoiding my usual trailhead because of the mud. It's too slippery to walk along the river. Today I opted to take Fritz and Gretel to the river via the Lehner kill site parking area. It's a 13 mile drive and about 29.minutes of driving.  Along the way I saw a voting station.  I had completely forgotten about the state's primary today!

It was very humid when we got started. I kept my eyes to the ground to avoid stepping on snakes

 It was a quick out and back. The river was swift and muddy but not at record level yet. 

We were back by 11am and soon the storm began. It ended quickly 

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I had a Yelp! event to attend in Tucson that started at 6:30pm.  This was my first event in a year. That was still hours away, but the weather forecast was iffy at best.  Rain in town does not mean it will rain in Tucson, 70 miles to the NW.  Or the other way around.  So I spent a few hours packing and organizing my recycables and realized that I had been remiss in keeping everything organized and clean in the kitchen area. This would only be my third time in Tucson this year, when normally I prefer to go every 4-6 weeks.ain

Clouds were looking rather dark but I left the house at 3:20pm.  I dropped off my mail-in ballot at the station and drove off.  I gave myself extra time for the drive because of the forecasted rain.  I-10 is a deadly stretch between  Lordsburg, NM and Phoenix.  I hate driving to Tucson when it rains.