Smoky reward
The smoke was discouraging and the filtered sun was headed for the horizon. The water I had been rationing was gone and I could taste the distant wildfire. I tried to calculate how long to hold on before starting the hike back. I decided to give it until the bitter end. After all here I was, in position at the Joso Bridge a primary goal of this trip, when would I get back if ever? and I would be going east every day for the rest of the trip.
So I sat and read. With no notice, I glanced up and saw headlights at the far end of the bridge. To borrow a quote from Lewis and Clark "O! the joy!" The smoky evening sun made very warm and soft light but I was thrilled to have a south/west bound train complete with Union Pacific power. It was this mornings train coming back as Spokane-Hinkle and yes I would have preferred another 60 to 70 cars to fill out the bridge but no complaints. Ten minutes later the sun would be smothered for good. September 3, 2023.
Smoky reward
The smoke was discouraging and the filtered sun was headed for the horizon. The water I had been rationing was gone and I could taste the distant wildfire. I tried to calculate how long to hold on before starting the hike back. I decided to give it until the bitter end. After all here I was, in position at the Joso Bridge a primary goal of this trip, when would I get back if ever? and I would be going east every day for the rest of the trip.
So I sat and read. With no notice, I glanced up and saw headlights at the far end of the bridge. To borrow a quote from Lewis and Clark "O! the joy!" The smoky evening sun made very warm and soft light but I was thrilled to have a south/west bound train complete with Union Pacific power. It was this mornings train coming back as Spokane-Hinkle and yes I would have preferred another 60 to 70 cars to fill out the bridge but no complaints. Ten minutes later the sun would be smothered for good. September 3, 2023.