Joanne, Shing, Gale, and I went for a hike from Waddell Beach to Berry Creek Falls on 06 Mar 2010. It was a nice day, although a bit overcast, and a lot of water was in the creeks, and the falls were quite dramatic, with smaller falls in places where there is often nothing, or at most a trickle. We encountered a very fresh landslide with a downed tree that we had to scramble over, to add adventure.
On the way back, we heard one large, long crack of thunder, and then the hail started, eventually with sizes up to 3/8" of an inch. The hail only lasted a bit more than 5 minutes, so it was fun (we got only a small amount of rain before the whole thing was over).
We saw lots of newts (including one that had lost an eye), and the spring flowers are starting as well, with trillium in evidence in a number of places. To end the day, we had a pretty nice sunset at Francis Beach, then went home and had a nice Fred's steak dinner.
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