Went for a ride

I am looking for a different place to shoot the milky way and possibly the Perseids this weekend. We decided to head down to Crescent City, it is about a 30 minute drive. Here is the picture in the daylight that I think will make a great foreground for the stars. I am however not sure what I was thinking after I took this picture. Let me explain. When I step outside of the car just to take a documentary image I close the door. So, one would think when the picture is taken you open the door to get into the car. I ended up closing the door and giving Roy this look like how I ended up on this side of the door. You can now have that image in your head. Well, when a door is open what do you do you close it. I’m just glad Roy did not drive off. Once I got back in the car we decided to explore the coast of Crescent City. I love the unique rocks and beaches that dot the landscape. Look for some pictures from here in the future.

We finally are heading home it is dark and I am pulling my let’s fall asleep while Roy drive. As you can tell from this video, I did not stay asleep for long. I am also glad Roy was a truck driver. I am also glad we have both views from the camera.

You can see Roy’s lips move and catch a light going by us. He said that it looks like we will only see one logging truck on the way home. He also explained that he loved driving at night because there was usually little to no traffic. My though was yeah with little to no traffic you get animals. That is how we lost a windshield in 2000. That was compliments of a wild mustang. That is just about when I had my reaction. This was a half mile out of town, and she was standing right in our lane. I grew up in the Midwest and have seen deer in the middle of the road, I will say they are small compared to the cow elk in the middle of the road. The cows can weigh between 400 and 500 pounds.