Explorer Logs

The rain has come to the sanctuary. A gentle, steady shower sweeps through the valley, washing the dust from the leaves of the Redwood Forest and creating a soft drumming on the roof of the Riverbend Brewery. Droplets trace paths down the grand entrance to the Public Library. High on the slopes of the Grand Mesa, the newly marked site for the Observatory receives its first cleansing, the water pooling in the surveyors' footprints, reflecting the clouded, starless sky. The whole world seems to be taking a long, thirsty drink, settling into a deep and restorative quiet.