Hey…I’ve been under the weather for a few weeks, but I’m feeling like it is time to get back to “normal”…
a little different perspective of a photo I posted a couple of days ago…taken with my iPhone will on the road!
Fog area…
On the drive to Florida we always discuss the “Fog Area”, which is near Calhoun, TN. Fog is common in this area due to the combination of mountains, valleys, rivers and lakes. The Fog Area is approximately 19 miles of fog lights, 8 fog detectors, 22 speed detectors and gates on the on/off ramps. The reason for the lights, detectors, etc., is because Dec. 11th, 1990 there was a 99 car pile up due to fog…12 people died and 42 people were injured. The accident happened due to fog that drifts over I75 north and south, generally early morning. I75 goes over the Hiwassee River, which is part of the reason for the fog…this is where the worst fog occurs. It is always under observation and when dense fog occurs this area is closed and vehicles are rerouted until the fog has dissipated, but those who are caught in this area when the fog is present are given the following instructions when driving through: follow the speed limit, do not slow down, do not stop!
We have driven to Florida eight or nine times, so total of 16/18 times driving through this area, and have always been fortunate to go through later in the day, without fog.
On the way home from Florida this year we drove through that area around 9:00am and experienced light fog. As we drove over the Hiwassee River I looked to my right and saw what looked like a solid white, wall of nothing, it was so close I could almost reach out the window and touch it. I realized we were fortunate to go past the river when we did or we would have been engulfed in the dense fog…
This is a photo I took driving through the area(I wasn’t driving). We were almost through the fog area…I was watching the fog so it took me awhile to realize I should take a photo…unfortunately I only have the one! As you can see it was very light fog here, for which we were thankful for after seeing the dense wall of fog over the river…
http://itchyfish.com/the-fog-lights-have-been-activated-on-i-75/
http://newschannel9.com/news/local/i-75-fog-zone-closing-flashbacks-to-25-years-ago
Another photo taken on the drive home of two of my favorite subjects, clouds and trees…
all in a row…
If you know me at all you know I love trees, especially “naked trees”…without leaves of course! This was taken while driving on the way home from Florida…fyi…I wasn’t driving! A crisp cold morning, brrrr. There is a bit of dirty windshield showing up on the right hand side but I really liked this so excuse the dirt!
holding the moon…
Photo taken while driving…of course I wasn’t the driver…
holding the moon…
On the way back from Sudbury, which is 1.5 hrs west of North Bay, I managed to capture a few photos…of course they were all taken from the moving vehicle as a result they are not as crisp or clear as them should be…but I couldn’t resist posting them regaradless!
the moon isn’t as cool in the last two photos, but the positioning was rather interesting…
sunrise on the fly…
the only time I might see a sunrise is for nine weeks during the summer when I travel on Friday to Rosseau…we leave North Bay at 5:00am and this year we/ve seen a number of beautiful sunrises. My problem is I’m in the passenger seat and the sunrise is on the driver’s side…for the most part I can’t shoot around my daughter’s head! This past Friday I managed to capture a couple of weak shots of the end of the sunrise around her head!
a little farther down the road was foggy and the colors were pale pink!
this one was farther down the road the sun had risen, but I liked the sky…
Heather Cote... 