56:23 Arizona: Tonto National Forest: Los Osos: Cloud our lives with such beauty or we've literally 'looked at clouds from both sides now'.
Looking up at a mix of clouds and down toward a gorgeous lake. We have found over the years that when the weather appears poor, one should make an aggressive argument for not remaining indoors. Clearly, when it is obviously terrible and appears not likely to change, stay home. We can think of times when we were caught in lightning storms, heavy rains and other adverse conditions, not pleasant experiences to admit. Nevertheless, had we remained indoors, we would have missed facing adverse weather probably less than on ten occasions over 13 years. Following the logic through, we also would have missed hikes somewhere close to 90-100 times, probably more. Expressed differently, for every 9-12 occasions that we hiked in what appeared to be imminent bad weather, only on one of those days did we get wet. In addition, besides being able to get out and enjoy the adventure, the so-called adverse weather usually provides a different slant on the views, the sights. This...