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Too Close For Comfort

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Perched on the side of a cliff at 10,000 feet, the storm rumbled toward me. Brilliant flashes of light interrupted the growing darkness. I wondered just how close the lightning would get before I sought shelter. This was my answer: 2/3 of a mile. Raindrops were frozen in mid-air and the ear splitting boom was almost instantaneous. Prayers were said during my mad dash to the car as 5 more bolts landed even closer.

For years I've had a goal of capturing a lightning storm from the west slope of the Bighorns. But they are not all that frequent or predictable. Often storms will weaken as they approach or they will intensify without enough lead time for me to get there. With only a 20% chance of thunderstorms, I decided to take a chance and camp up here. But I never expected this to happen.

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Kevin Palmer
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Recent Work, Storms, Wyoming
Perched on the side of a cliff at 10,000 feet, the storm rumbled toward me. Brilliant flashes of light interrupted the growing darkness. I wondered just how close the lightning would get before I sought shelter. This was my answer: 2/3 of a mile. Raindrops were frozen in mid-air and the ear splitting boom was almost instantaneous. Prayers were said during my mad dash to the car as 5 more bolts landed even closer.<br /> <br /> For years I've had a goal of capturing a lightning storm from the west slope of the Bighorns. But they are not all that frequent or predictable. Often storms will weaken as they approach or they will intensify without enough lead time for me to get there. With only a 20% chance of thunderstorms, I decided to take a chance and camp up here. But I never expected this to happen.