And I’m off to Nebraska where I’ll likely be spending the next many days… storms are ah coming!
The Christopher S. Bond Bridge (New Paseo Bridge) takes me over the Missouri River.
Miles: 272
Drove through Paducah, Kentucky and then through St. Louis to arrive at my hotel in Sweet Springs. Nothing too eventful… minus a stray horse roaming down the median of a 4 lane highway bringing traffic to a halt and wanna-be horse whisperers out of their cars to help with the rescue efforts!
Tomorrow is Omaha for some potential storm chasing… but not expecting anything severe to develop.
Miles: 485
Irvin S. Cobb Bridge in Paducah crosses the Ohio river
The new Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge in St Louis guides me over the Mississippi
Went out to Kentucky Lake once more with Mike and his friend. The bite was definitely slower than yesterday but managed to pull in a nice largemouth. Fun was had by all for sure!
Oh yeah, had a pound of smoked baby back ribs on the way home… some of the best ribs I’ve ever had. Gotta love the incredible bbq that those side-of-the-road shacks (that you’d never stop at unless they come with a friend’s recommendation) serve up!
Fish: 4, Lost Lures: 2
Miles: 30
Had a great time out on the water today at Kentucky Lake (one of the top rated bass lakes in the country). Caught a bunch of largemouth and learned a few new things… but mostly it was fun being with Mike, learning from him, and just enjoying the time out on the water. Yeah, there are some big fish in this state!
Also stopped by a fundraiser for the Second Harvest Food Bank… they had quite the selection of local restaurants who provided samples of their menus… There were some incredible dishes for sure!
Fish: 6
Miles: 30
Mike’s nice largemouth
Today was simply a driving day as I was headed to Nashville to see a few friends and to get some quality Tennessee bass fishing in! The highlight of the the 10 hour journey? Yep, you guessed it! Stopped at another Bass Pro. At least this time the store was in a state I’ve never visited – Arkansas.
Miles: 695
No storms = Fishing
Fish: 0, Broken Rod Tips: 1
Miles: 68
Ugh, couldn’t resist stopping.
Not as exciting as a supercell thunderstorm, but that’s a lot of ducklings.
The trip begins!
I flew into Dallas late last night so I could get hit the road early. South-eastern Oklahoma was the target. The storms fired early and lasted throughout the evening but nothing severe to speak of… just a long line of precip ahead of a cold front which stretched from Texas to Wisconsin. Still made for a fun day.
Miles: 312
Heading north at 11:45a
A few Apples a day…
In mid-July 2012, I flew out to Phoenix for 5 days to capture some photos of those incredible Arizona monsoonal thunderstorms. My friend Denise joined me for a few days as I headed out to Wickenburg. We saw some good storms but we didn’t capture any quality pics. We drove east back towards Phoenix and continued out to the town of Globe to catch another storm… still no luck of a good photo.
On the day before I was to fly back home I was in Phoenix sitting in a Starbucks checking out the radar… there was a small thunderstorm popping up in Tucson. I got in the car and headed south. Luckily, I caught up with the storm just as it was passing directly over Tucson. I parked up in the foothills of Mt Lemon and snapped well over a 100 shots… the following 4 were the best.
All in all, a fun trip!
My favorite pic from the trip was snapped at dusk in the foothills above Tucson:
3 Bolts over Tucson
A few more taken while looking down over Tucson:
