While laying fast asleep in my tent suddenly something jostles me awake demanding my undivided attention. I listen and all the sudden I hear what sounds like rain pouring down on the tent. I think to myself, “Interesting, there wasn’t any rain in the forecast.” Then as quickly as the downpour started it stops. Now I’m confused, wondering why a down pour would start and end so quickly out here. Then the downpour begins again and the realization sets in, that’s no downpour, that’s a sprinkler. I dive out of bed and spend the next 15 minutes keeping the sprinkler from hitting the tent anymore and finally the sprinkler recedes. I won the battle, but I didn’t realize I was about to completely loose the war. A second set turned on, one of which came up between the rainfly and the tent. At this point I call it hopeless and tell the wife what’s going on. The solution is to pack up and head out. That’s exactly what we do. At 0200 we start packing up all of our equipment back into our rig. Continue reading →