PeterWPhoto

While driving fast on the dirt back road to Salvation Mountain I loaded a single roll of Reala 100 into the film back. I had about 15 minutes of sunlight left and I was rushing to get the last shots of the day. Most of the shots are 1/60th or lower but all on a tripod. I didn’t expect much of this roll roll because after I loaded it I knew I should have loaded the ISO 400 film instead… whatever.

I didn’t have enough time to finish the roll there nor did I just want to waste it so I finished it off at Cabrillo National Monument here in San Diego.

Just before this photo I was in a gas station when the power went out. At the moment I assumed it was because of the heat but then I later learned that all of San Diego was down as well. I had half of a tank of gas so I headed down the east side of the Salton Sea. From that point on everyone I encountered had power so I didn’t have a problem for the rest of the night. I decided to travel the one day San Diego had a black out.

^The building above was swarming with bees and birds. I walked up to the front and realized that I was approaching a large bees next… I slowly walked back as they started to surround me. I took the far detour around the back and when I was inside damn birds kept on flying out and scaring me. I always assume sounds are bums with knives.

As a rule when it’s 114 degrees outside you are probably not going to be bugged by authorities or pesky neighbors when you’re exploring. It was a hot day which I spent most of the time drinking water and driving with my windows down. It took me awhile longer to find the locations than it has in the past since I assumed I could find it on my own as I normally do. I arrived to the photo party late but I made up for the time lost.

^Above is actually all dead fish… and as you could imagine when it’s 114 degrees the smell is quite strong.

Buildings that I have been in before were listed to be torn down. I doubt they will be there next time I visit. Sad that they have money to demolish but not enough to fix the sea (sarcasm, oh politics).

and sometimes we forget who we got