@gemini1947

I Stood in a Rainbow, August 1976

At age 23 I was backpacking on Mt. Shuksan near Mt. Baker. We camped above the tree line at around 8,000' elevation. That evening we saw the sunset behind Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

The next day a massive storm blew in. Hail piled up like snowdrifts, washing ptarmigan birds downhill. ("PEEP! Peep... peep... pe...." ) Lightning struck around us. ("Here, you hold my ice axe." ) Pouring rain soaked us to the skin. The sun shone in a nearby valley.

And we stood in a rainbow. We could see the rainbow colors on each other's faces. I stuck out my arms and marveled at the colors on my arms. It only lasted a minute or two. We were not high. My hiking partner was a medical doctor.

Afterwards the sun steamed our backs as we slogged our way to the car.

This was a PEAK EXPERIENCE of my life.

@Haemish1 lol help from Russia?

@gater at a maximum of 40% approval, stepping on Lego with bare feet is beating Trump.

@MrBeelzeebubbles yeah, and don't you remember all the polls said he would lose to Hilary?

@gater they predicted he'd lose by about 3% at the end. Unfortunately, he did, but not in the one that matters.

@MrBeelzeebubbles So you know polls are wrong

@gater No, polls vary in accuracy. They were pretty accurate in their prediction of the most recent mid-terms, for example.
Trump is very popular amongst Republicans, but has lost a lot of swing voters, especially women. Impossible to see what's going to happen next year, depends on who he is facing, the performance of the economy, voter suppression in red states, and so many other factors. He has a good chance, but a stock market crash would make him toast.