It is mid January now and we still have not had any big storms yet this winter. We have only had a few small storms. The snow pack is less than 50% of normal. There are still no big storms in the forecast and unfortunately, we may be going back into a dry pattern at the end of January. Ugh!
But Saturday was a rain day. I decided I wanted to go out in the rain but just an easy hike. I left Journey at home because it was so wet. She probably would have enjoyed the wetness anyway, but the rocks were slippery and a bit dangerous. I would be going to a waterfall I have not been to before. Well, I made it to the waterfall all right and it was an easy hike all right, however the creek was almost completely dry! I could not believe it. This was a good sized creek. I was not expecting greatness but I was definitely expecting decency. Darn it! Now what should I do? Go home?
Since I was already in the area I figured I would go back to Mooney Flat Falls, which I have been to before. It is an easy hike and I knew it would be flowing a lot better than the first one. I did not want to do anything too difficult today (such as going down to the upper falls), so I just went to the lower falls. Even though it was raining the entire time, I was able to get some good photos of this 29 ft. cascade. It was a lovely rainy day out in Nevada County.
