CP8117 Hooper, WA
I awoke on a quiet Sunday morning at the USACE campsite at Devils Bench after a restless night. A local idiot boomed his white boy rap well into the night, and I hadn't slept well. Light crept into the eastern sky, and I decided that it was a good morning to sleep in. The UP had other ideas. No sooner had I flipped over in my tent I heard it: the faint thrumming of prime movers and crescendo of the rush of metal wheels on rails. A train was approaching.
Sleep now forgotten, I jumped out of bed and tore down camp as the train blew by across the river. Although trains in this area can beat a railfan about anywhere, I knew I could beat it to Hooper, and the sun should be making some great light by that time as well.
I arrived at Hooper with ample time to line up a shot from the old county road overpass there. The code line and graceful curve have made this a place I've wanted to shoot for many years, and I finally have the chance. Once again, the distant sounds of a train came into earshot, then here it came, around the corner in perfect light. This time I was well ready for it. A simple shot, but one of my favorites from my trip.
CP8117 Hooper, WA
I awoke on a quiet Sunday morning at the USACE campsite at Devils Bench after a restless night. A local idiot boomed his white boy rap well into the night, and I hadn't slept well. Light crept into the eastern sky, and I decided that it was a good morning to sleep in. The UP had other ideas. No sooner had I flipped over in my tent I heard it: the faint thrumming of prime movers and crescendo of the rush of metal wheels on rails. A train was approaching.
Sleep now forgotten, I jumped out of bed and tore down camp as the train blew by across the river. Although trains in this area can beat a railfan about anywhere, I knew I could beat it to Hooper, and the sun should be making some great light by that time as well.
I arrived at Hooper with ample time to line up a shot from the old county road overpass there. The code line and graceful curve have made this a place I've wanted to shoot for many years, and I finally have the chance. Once again, the distant sounds of a train came into earshot, then here it came, around the corner in perfect light. This time I was well ready for it. A simple shot, but one of my favorites from my trip.