. Jalbum 8.5 Night nude hike into Scenic Hot Springs to soak and view the Orionid Meteor Showers due that night . . . if the fog and clouds relented to give clear skies at the springs elevation. slides/PA150011.html# Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:43:47 -0700 Temperature was 46 and foggy as I started my hike up. Temperature was 46 and foggy as I started my hike up. slides/PA150011.JPG slides/PA150013.html# Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:43:47 -0700 "Out of the smog, into the fog', to paraphrase a favorite comedy skit. Somewhere down there is my car. "Out of the smog, into the fog', to paraphrase a favorite comedy skit. Somewhere down there is my car. slides/PA150013.JPG slides/PA150015.html# Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:43:47 -0700 Careful stepping as everything is getting a slippery coating of dew. Careful stepping as everything is getting a slippery coating of dew. slides/PA150015.JPG slides/PA150016.html# Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:43:47 -0700 At the trailhead ready to turn into the canopy of the trail. At the trailhead ready to turn into the canopy of the trail. slides/PA150016.JPG slides/PA150017.html# Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:43:47 -0700 The fog is more a cloud and I'm going to be hiking into that cloud. The fog is more a cloud and I'm going to be hiking into that cloud. slides/PA150017.JPG slides/PA150019.html# Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:43:47 -0700 Feeling good, temperature-wise, even though I know it must be around the lower 40s in this stuff. Dew is beginning to coat my skin. Feeling good, temperature-wise, even though I know it must be around the lower 40s in this stuff. Dew is beginning to coat my skin. slides/PA150019.JPG slides/PA150020.html# Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:43:47 -0700 Deep into the cloud halfway up (near Rock Alley). Deep into the cloud halfway up (near Rock Alley). slides/PA150020.JPG slides/PA150022.html# Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:43:47 -0700 At the springs with a cup of coffee. Camera is having a problem deciding what to do with the fog particles of moisture in the air. At the springs with a cup of coffee. Camera is having a problem deciding what to do with the fog particles of moisture in the air. slides/PA150022.JPG slides/PA150024.html# Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:43:47 -0700 The pools. Bear Den, closest, is a comfortable 103F. Lobster, next to it, is a toasty 118F. The pools. Bear Den, closest, is a comfortable 103F. Lobster, next to it, is a toasty 118F. slides/PA150024.JPG slides/PA150025.html# Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:43:47 -0700 By 10pm the clouds lifted and the stars came out. By 10pm the clouds lifted and the stars came out. slides/PA150025.JPG slides/PA150027.html# Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:43:47 -0700 Enjoying the meteor showers. Orion is still low in the southeast but the trails of meteors come racing directly overhead every couple of minutes. Enjoying the meteor showers. Orion is still low in the southeast but the trails of meteors come racing directly overhead every couple of minutes. slides/PA150027.JPG slides/PA150029.html# Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:43:47 -0700 The cloud banks came back in around 11:30 and weren't leaving. So I headed back down . . . decidedly colder outside. Lower down on the clearcut the wind picked up. Temperatures are dropping fast. The cloud banks came back in around 11:30 and weren't leaving. So I headed back down . . . decidedly colder outside. Lower down on the clearcut the wind picked up. Temperatures are dropping fast. slides/PA150029.JPG slides/PA150030.html# Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:43:47 -0700 36F when I arrived back at my car. Pellets of wet snow splotched the windshield. I felt some coming down, along with picking up wind. Time to rewarm myself. 36F when I arrived back at my car. Pellets of wet snow splotched the windshield. I felt some coming down, along with picking up wind. Time to rewarm myself. slides/PA150030.JPG