My daughter went to the mountains today to spend 3 days camping. {dial up warning}

[Ptah]

:scared:

[Writer]

1. LOL... OMG...

I'm sorry. I do hope she's all right. eeek!

[Ptah]

3. They returned Saturday afternoon, soaked.

They are trying again today.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear Ptah!

I'm sure she's fine.....(fingers crossed!)

But that sure is one impressive downpour.......:scared:

Hopefully they're on a hill to stay out of the creek.......

:hug:

[Ptah]

4. Even the hill they were on was wet.

A very heavy downpour.

They're trying again today.

:hug:

[wildhorses]

5. hope they have better luck today.

those pics are awesome!

[Ptah]

7. Those pics are captures from this webcam

http://www.cs.arizona.edu/camera/

there is a video vault, with some fantastic storms:

http://www.cs.arizona.edu/camera/vault/

and a photo album of spectacular images:

http://www.cs.arizona.edu/camera/album/

Re:The campers.

They stocked up on rain panchos and determination.
I'm betting the last the night this time.

:hi:

[wildhorses]

11. thanks for the links!!

:yourock:

[Call Me Wesley]

6. Glad to hear they're fine.

First I thought you had the wrong pics there (was prepared for camping shots), but then I got it. :scared:

[Ptah]

8. Here's a day long time lapse from that camera on 11 June, 2007

http://www.cs.arizona.edu/camera/vault/storm6.mpg

:hi:

[Flaxbee]

9. wow -- glad she's OK! I used to visit my sister when she lived

in Flagstaff, and I just loved the mid-afternoon monsoons. Is that what you guys are getting, or was this an unusual storm?

I miss Arizona, a lot.

[Ptah]

10. It's what we expect this time of year. We need a few 'toad floaters' to water the desert.

I think it will help my garden

[Flaxbee]

12. ah, the old "frog strangler" --

must be a regional thing ;-)

[havocmom]

13. Glad she is OK, My daughter said it took and hour and a half

getting from Broadway/pantano area to up there near where you live. (About 7 miles for those not familiar with Tucson)

She sent gallery link from today's Star

http://regulus2.azstarnet.com/gallery/tag/monsoon

Some of the pics there are from monsoon last year, but Wowza~ after looking at the pics, I was worried about you and Wild Bill!

[Ptah]

14. Thanks for thinking of us.

So far it is a good Tucson summer day.



:hi:

[havocmom]

15. Hit 100 before noon here today

NOT a lot of fun.

[Ptah]

16. Then it must be harvest time.

Much combine action in your neighborhood?

[havocmom]

18. Saw lots between here and Miles City the other day

Good crops of everything this year, what with 8-10 inches of rain in May! Getting several tons of hay per acre in most places around here. Those that get the wheat in before they get hail will be sitting pretty. Prices for hay, calves, barley all very good.

[Ptah]

19. I love news like that from Montana.

:thumbsup:

[Ptah]

17. Looks good for my daughter and her sisters, and her SO, and her mother