We hoped to do a loop in the park, but eventually ran into a newly cut gas road. Wet heavy clay from gas road activities can ruin a day and a vehicle's interior so we did an up and down. On the way up we headed for a cache on the other side of Tom's Run. The cache was a low terrain hide so we assumed the heavy flow in Tom's Run was from the recent downpour.
We decided to pass on the swift crossing and stayed with the quiet woods walk.
Crossing the muddy pipeline road was not in the plan.
On the way down we stopped to see if Tom's Run was any less roaring. It had instead gained even more flow from the rain run-off. The earlier clear water was now a murky brown from the lousy erosion prevention work done by the pipeline company. 😠 Run-off control isn't exactly a difficult process.
We enjoyed Pine Ridge Park. It is a relatively new addition and a fun place to visit. Our second stop was at Yellow Creek State Park. I had visited the park ten years prior, but it was our first visit together. We made and easy find near a pond by the park headquarters.
I picked up a hitchhiker.
The rain once again started heavily as we were walking to a cache at a bird blind in the park. The bird blind was one of the nicer designs I have seen and worth a walk in the rain. It would have been even better had there been any passing waterfowl to watch. The water was quiet during our visit.
We made a last stop in the college town of Indiana, Pennsylvania and made a rare visit to a webcam before closing our day with a multi cache.
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