We did the same route this year as last for our annual Christmas day hike, and what a difference a year can make! Last year (when I was training for IMAZ) it was a super wet fall, with a ridonculous amount of rain. It showed in the rivers and creeks around. This year, of course not training for anything so no long, 5+ hour rides on the weekend, and it's been a pretty dry year.
I guess I should add to make up for that, Mother Nature decided it would start raining just as we left for our hike yesterday, but be warm (seriously, Jason ran in shorts yesterday afternoon) and sunny, not a cloud in the sky by the time we got home. I guess she wanted to make sure we remembered what the PNW is all about.
We did the Holt Creek loop, but the short version this year because of the rain. Check out the comparison:
This year on Dec. 25, regular Holt Creek.
Last year on Dec. 25, raging Holt Creek.
This year on Dec. 25, where Holt Creek
meets the Cowichan River.
Last year on Dec. 25, where Holt Creek
meets the Cowichan River.
In the summer, of course the creek is a tiny trickle and the river has some great swimming holes for relief from the heat. Despite yesterday's sogginess, it was great to be outside and enjoying everything the Cowichan Valley has to offer. Is there a prettier place this time of year?
We were also very lucky to get a sighting of the elusive rainforest zebra it's in natural habitat.
Rainforest Zebra.
Dogzilla - attack!
This fall I'll be training Ironman Arizona again... I wonder what Holt Creek will look like on Dec. 25, 2012?
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