After two weeks of gloriously beautiful weather, I had no qualms about making the dreaded drive into town yesterday morning. As soon as I got ready - as if on cue by God - the torrential rains began. I had to wait two hours for the storm to subside - after which my car wouldn't start. This mishap forced me to waste another hour making uneducated manuevers under the hood (the hood is the bonnet, for those of you in Yorkshire).
Against my better judgement, I brought my El Cheapo camera with me this time, and documented my perilous journey for posterity.
It's nearly impossible to take photos on the way to town because there are very few places to pull off the road, and there are constant risks of plunging off a cliff or getting pummeled by a logging truck (or lorry, for those of you in Sheffield).
Despite the obstacles, here are the results of my efforts.
And some photos of the moon which I took a few nights ago.
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Jon,
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about the cliffs looking less impressing in photos. I have often taken snaps of the hazardous narrow steep woodland trails I go up or down and they always come out looking kind of less steep and flat.
Larry
I agree. The photos that I take never show the height of the trees, the depths of the cliffs, or the grandeur of the scenery in general.Not to mention those winding roads!
DeleteI would love to have my roadster on those roads this time of year.
ReplyDeleteIt would be even more exciting if you waited until the winter ice!
DeleteDrivng smack dab next to a high cliff like that is just freaky. Looks like a beautiful, but nerve wracking drive.
ReplyDeleteI wish I could take a video of the entire drive - - you wouldn't believe it!
DeleteStick the camera on the dashboard somehow and we'll ride to town with you. ;)
Deletethank you for risking life and limb to show us your trip.
ReplyDeletehopefully, you stocked up on beer and cat litter and milk and bread and toilet paper.
I'm always ready to take dangerous risks to entertain (!!).
DeleteCat litter and cat food are always first on my list (unfortunately...) and toilet paper comes next.
I still have enough beer at home - - I'll get more next time.
I hate to burst your pretty bubble, but those cliff views remind me of my home in Indiana where old wive's tales abound regarding cliffs just like those. I was expecting lots of "straight down" views from the side of your car: of which we also had those kind of "urp slop, get the mop" views where I lived. You could hire an illegal alien to ride on the hood of your car carrying a flashlight, to yell "AYE YI YI" when you're getting too close to the edge.
ReplyDeleteI could have gotten much better photos if I would have gotten out of the car. You can't see any of the dangerous cliffs or winding roads on my photos. Next time I'll get drunk and take more risks......
DeleteI'd appreciate that. LOL
DeleteVery picturesque. We're still waiting for some signs of color in the leaves around here. So far, to prevalent colors are still green and brown. With the drought we've had, they may be the only colors we'll see this year.
ReplyDeleteThe leaves never seem to be very colorful until nearly the end of October - - and it was the same way in the Missouri Ozarks. I'd like to live in a place where they turn colors in September
Delete(Canada, maybe??)
Impressive photos, Jon. Beautiful colors captured in their subtler autumn stages. Trees are rooted unnervingly close to the cliff-edge. I'd feel safer if some of them were on leashes.
ReplyDeleteTree leashes would definitely be a good idea, Geo. There are often big icicles hanging from those cliffs in the winter.
DeleteLove all these images ... but the 'cliffs' beg a second, then a third look.
ReplyDeleteHow I'd love to see them up close, in person! I wonder if anyone's ever tried rappelling their surface. (FUN!)
I don't think any of these hillbillies indulge in rappelling - although I could always be the first. There are lots of those cliffs along the way to town - and also caves and a few fresh-water springs.
DeleteYou live in a beautiful area. Had to laugh at lotta joy's comment.
ReplyDeleteInstead of illegal aliens, I should probably just ride on a donkey - - but it would take two weeks to get to town.
DeleteYour drive is much like mine to work. Although mine is not quite as desolate. But no lying, you have to admit that foliage makes me nice ride. Our trees look about the same here.
ReplyDeleteThe scenery is always worth the drive, except when there's winter ice....
DeleteYour life now compares so drastically to your salad days.......do you miss the city and city excesses ?
ReplyDeleteWhen I was young, I never wanted to leave Los Angeles and always preferred big city life. Now, however, I love living in a rural area. There are, admittedly, many inconveniences - but the peace and privacy is wonderful. I wouldn't want to be anywhere else.
DeleteJon,
ReplyDeleteThe mountain roads of western North Carolina which border Tennessee look exactly like your photos. The roads are dangerous to navigate swirling around to get off the mountain but beautiful. Occasionally you meet a car approaching you which is always "fun." Seeing those roads cut through rock makes one think of all the work by individuals that it took to put those roads in those stone mountains.
Ron