so i lied...

i didn't finish the story as i promised. so here it is:

unlike last wednesday, when we walked a good eight miles for the survey, monday was much shorter in distance. in fact, we probably only hiked about three or four miles. funny thing is, we were big time exhausted when we finished up around 5PM. was it the rain? i wonder if hiking in the rain is a bit harder than dry conditions simply because your body is not only trying to navigate over slippery areas but trying to stay warm as well. or is yer body just stressed because you're distracted with the risk of experiencing a lightning strike?

now, there's a wild phenomena...lightning. did you guys read about the 17 year-old kid who was struck by lightning on Webster Pass? he was heading back to his car ahead of a group of his friends when it blasted him, entering through his chest and exiting through his feet. at first, his friends weren't sure what happened; one even thought there was gunfire...until they saw the body smoking...yikes. even freakier, the kid had a tongue ring that shot out of his mouth when he was hit; there's only a black scorched mark where it once was...ewww. some funny images in my head...wonder if it's embedded in some tree...with some crispy tongue flesh still attached!

oh yeah, we did have a nice lunch that day. there's a Nepalese restaurant (Kathmandu Restaurant) in Nederland that serves the typical Indian lunch buffet - $6.95 gets you salad, naan, curry, saag, pakoras, basmati rice, a couple veggie dishes, and kheer. not the biggest spread, but a good deal if you can put three plates of food down and have enough room for kheer. btw, their chai was very good. maybe Dy can review it for Expedia sometime.

also stopped by the only Mexican restaurant in Nederland, NedMex, for a beer before heading back to Boulder. their happy hour runs from 4-6 and includes $1.50 Buds...big whoop. not a bad place though. the service was friendly and the chips were free even though we just went in for beer. $8 got us two Kind Java Porters (on tap), two baskets of chips, and a $2 tip for the server. no smokin' though! i guess being so close to Boulder has made some places in Nederland super strict...all the smokers had to huddle out on the patio with the cold rain as companions.