I made in back from the southwest after helping my workshop members make some great images and a few personal adventures along the way. I won’t go into much detail but I can tell you that it really gets your attention when a passing pickup driver roars past blowing his horn and pointing to the rear of your 5th wheel. Then when you look in the rearview and see smoke and flames you become really focused. In a record breaking stop on the side of I 15 I ran to the back of the trailer and past the growing flames coming from underneath the blown tire. I knew there was a fire extinguisher inside the RV. Also my camera gear and hard drives with my digital image collection were near the flames. As I leapt back out the door where the flames were now growing over the side I pulled the safety ring and to my surprise the extinguisher actually worked, quickly putting out the fire. The damage was less than I expected and after two hours of having a great couple of tire repair young men help me I was back on the road.
Now that I am back in the office and have sent off the photo request that pilled up while I was gone it is time to reload and get off to do some wild horses after I wrap up a local assignment.
The Stallion here is in the wonderful Red Desert of Wyoming where I have held my spring workshops in the past. This year my schedule to packed to fit in a workshop but I will be shooting there and a few other locations.
I have had several request for another wild horse workshop this year so let me know if you would be interesting in spending sometime in October under the wide open sky of Wyoming photographing wild horses.
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Jess,
On a one to five scale of the pucker factor, how would you have rate this adventure?
Glad you made it back safely.
Bob
Bob,
Average a 4.
From the time I saw the actual flames until I hit them the second time with the extinguisher a 6. Trying to actually get my road hazard insurance to send someone 4.
After an hour on the phone with them and giving up, calling the Sheriff and getting someone out to help 3.
Standing next to I15 changing a tire is a solid 4.5 alone.
Sounds like you had a little excitement. I had a similiar incident hauling a travel trailor.
Was lucky saw the smoke before the fire started.
Good luck on your Horse shoot.
Don George