Cool Flood-Free Lucy Park Visit With Washington Plates

The rain finally stopped dripping on this next to last Tuesday of the 2022 version of August. 

Til today I had not done any nature communing since Saturday. So, with the temperature in the relatively cold lower 80s, I ventured to Lucy Park, not knowing if the Wichta River was in flood mode, or not.

As you can see, the river is not in flood mode. When the Wichita River floods, it floods over the Lucy Park Suspension bridge.

Today was the coolest endorphin acquiring aerobic exercise in many months. There was almost a chill blowing in the air.

And, upon arrival at the Lucy Park log cabin swimming pool parking lot I saw something I rarely see in Texas, and only one other time in Wichita Falls.

 A vehicle with Washington State license plates. The Washington license plate has not changed for decades. It is red, white and blue, with the blue being Mount Rainier.

In addition to the license plate number the words "Evergreen State" are also on license plate.

It seems sort of ironic to have a state's license plate make note of the state being known as the Evergreen State, but with zero green on the license plate.

The Mount Rainier Washington State plate came about as part of Washington's centennial celebration, celebrating the year Washington became a state in 1889.

If I remember right, there was a competition to design the new plate. The winner was picked because of the Mount Rainier aspect, with the claim that Mount Rainier was the only landmark that one can see from virtually any location in the state.

Which actually is not true.

But it is true that you can see Mount Rainier from most locations in Washington State, and when you can't see the Mountain, usually it is because the view is blocked by another mountain, or mountain range.

More rain is predicted in the coming days. So far not enough fell to put an end to the drought...