Illustrious Cranes The steep switchback road was

The steep switchback road was a challenge in the RAV4 but was extremely fun

the sky cleared again

My wife and I were woken by thunder before sunrise and 10 miles from our morning shooting location

with a flash and clap of thunder

A Beautiful but tired siege of Cranes on a cold winters' morning

Illustrious Cranes The steep switchback road wasSome days just work out no matter how hard you try to ruin it. After gambling on an after work storm, I found myself in a tricky situation. Should I head home or continue on in hopes of a photogenic storm emerging? On most days, its not a tough choice for me. Im a storm chaser, its what I do, but with a 67 mile drive and 70 miles until empty, everything would have to work perfectly. The decision was made and luckily a storm started getting its act