#cloudspotting

It was a fun first day!

I took this photo at dinner as a bunch of clouds were straight up zooming overhead.

I got some directions for a cool drive with some nice views from a local, and it got off to a great start with this deer just a few dozen feet off the road.

Naturally I was mostly there for cloud pictures, so I was stopping to take photos about every five minutes or so. This one was just before sunset, maybe around 8:00 PM PDT.

This area used to be all timber and mines, so there are these old narrow gauge railways criss-crossing the mountains. I'm not sure what this one was for back in the past, but it's definitely defunct now since much of what I didn't photograph of it was buried.

The downside to sunset drives: no time to explore the cool foot paths! This drive was also pretty much at the limit of what I felt comfortable doing with only 8 inches of ground clearance, so I probably won't go back on this trip.

And finally, at the top of the mountain. I wish I could say where, but I had to swear an oath of secrecy to a local to get this tip (not even kidding, although he could have been fucking with me). Either way, a wonderful cap to a really incredible drive.

Today I think I'll swing into town to grab lunch and walk the waterfront trail, then head back to the cabin to rest and relax with some music (I brought my portable cassette player and a bunch of my cassettes) and solo RPGs to playtest my new system.