Yesterday's predicted afternoon thunderstorm, which had been predicted as having an only 15% chance of happening, and if it did happen, would last about half an hour, instead arrived with a boom, late afternoon, and continued booming for hours. Along with copious amounts of rain.
And a temperature drop.
So, on this first July day of 2025, it was back to the Wichita Bluff Nature Area I ventured for some salubrious endorphin acquisition acquired by brisk walking.
On the way to the Bluffs some large raindrops dripped on my windshield. I considered bailing on the Bluffs, but, by the time I got to the Wichita Bluff Nature Area parking lot there was no rain dripping.
You can see, via the photo documentation, above, how stormy the sky is appearing. This view is looking slightly northwest, a short distance from the parking lot.
Near the Wichita Bluff Nature Area summit, I saw the yellow wildflowers you see above. Wildflowers seem to be blooming longer this wildflower season, than the previous several years. A benefit of being blessed with a lot of rain, after years of drought.
This two-bench lookout is one of the installations at the Wichita Bluff Nature Area summit. The yellow wildflowers were directly behind me when I took the bench photo.
The temperature was only 72 degrees, as measured via the Fahrenheit method, when I did the Bluff hiking, according to my phone, which also claimed those 72 degrees really felt like 72 degrees, with no real feel increase in the temperature.
However, due to the copious amount of rain, the humidity was high, real high. I was a sweaty mess by the time I got back to the air-conditioned comfort of my vehicle.
Hiking the Wichita Bluffs is the most extreme exercise I currently get.
The only other spot where one might get extreme exercise is hiking to the top of Mount Wichita. But, I long ago decided doing that was way too treacherous....
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