Happy 4th!

Monday, July 05, 2010

For the fireworks tonight, I decided to climb Canfield Mountain (on the DRZ -- my motorcycle) and I'm glad I did. While the picts weren't the best from up there (too far away) I did find that I like trail riding at night. Will have to continue that practice as the days come forward.

On top, there were a half-dozen police officers maintaining peace among all the 4-wheeler and motorcycle enthusiasts. Upon leaving, one asked if I got some good pictures (to which I replied it was too far away) then he asked if I saw the plane go down. Someone landed a single-engine on the Interstate just then. You could see the police cars moving on the Interstate getting to the location. Upon looking at my pictures later, I did see what appears to be that plane, and that's the last picture of the bunch. It's actually 2 images stitched together, and I left the difference in exposure to help see. But circled in red is what I believe to be that plane. Interesting that I was able to capture that with a 14mm lens from the top of the mountain at night.

Watching the news later, they mentioned that no one was injured, which was good. However, there are lots of people trying to get back to Spokane from CDA -- so I'm sure it slowed down the already mass exit from the fireworks.

More info: http://www.khq.com/Global/story.asp?S=12755251