On Sunday when I headed out to photograph the Crossett Western #10 the weather seemed OK. It was cloudy and overcast with occasional drizzle…honestly normal weather for February in western Washington. Yacolt and Chelatchie are in the foothills of the Cascade mountains and as such tend to receive a bit more rain than Vancouver itself. I’m sure everyone can guess where this is going. Yep, the weather up in the hills was not as nice as it was here. The funny part is the rain always seemed to come down about the time the train showed up. As the train made its way north at the end of the day a pretty heavy shower started as it approached East Amboy. Fortunately for me a nearby Douglas Fir provided me some shelter while I snapped away.
Just another February day in the Northwest where if you don’t shoot photos in the rain, you don’t shoot photos!
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