- punctured tire
- My hero, Adam
- Beautiful polarized skies!
Ohhhhh.... Fudge!
If you recognize the line from "A Christmas Story", then you'll immediately understand the predicament we found ourselves in this morning!
We got up early to hike the Flatrock/Roaring Plains area of Dolly Sods Wilderness. We wanted to get out early since the forecast for the afternoon/evening was rain and thunderstorms. We had a fantastic hike along the North Prong Trail. Afterwards we decided to drive the rest of Dolly Sods Road up to Bear Rocks.
The road was in really rough shape from the winter, and we managed to hit a sharp stone in a pothole and busted our tire wide open. Adam grumbled about the tire and I took photos while he worked on getting it changed.
I even put the circular polarizer on for this lovely scene of Adam changing the flat. I figured the addition of a filter makes it almost like real photography.
This shot is along the main road through Dolly Sods Wilderness Area. If you're ever in this part of West Virginia, don't miss Dolly Sods. It's a high mountain plateau. You drive up a very steep, winding road - but once you get to the top the terrain is relatively flat and plain-like for about ten miles across the mountaintop. The climate, animal-life and vegetation are more like Canada than the mid-Atlantic. It's a beautiful place to hike, backpack, or get an annoying flat tire. :-)
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yeimaya (61 months ago | reply)
Ooops
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DeborahsDreamPhotography (61 months ago | reply)
Yeah my photo would need to be from a distance as well!
What a great guy!
Ben Kimball (61 months ago | reply)
you can totally see how the circular polarizer is helping with the tire! ;o)
so strange to read this today. you wanna hear something coincidental? the last dream I had last night before waking up this morning was of driving along and not just getting a flat tire but getting one from a big hole tearing in the tire. I figured it was because I knew I'd be working on my bike tires today.
the Sods rock.
cureanything (61 months ago | reply)
What bad luck! I hope the rest of your day went better.
The last flat we got was on our way home from a wedding, at night and in the rain. We pulled over to the side of the road - a dark, 2-lane highway country road, mind you - and my poor husband had to change the tire wearing his dress pants and shoes, and getting rained on. Poor guy.
Dean Forbes (61 months ago | reply)
at least it was sunny :-)
Child of the King Photography (61 months ago | reply)
Bummer!!! But your got a great shot of your hero at work!!! ;-))
© the big pictures (61 months ago | reply)
hehehe ... "real photography" ... :-))
where are the dogs?
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WVJazzman (61 months ago | reply)
It could be worse... it could be raining! (If you recognize the line from "Young Frankenstein")
dsphoto- (61 months ago | reply)
the polarizer and adam are both working well! Sorry you got a flat I hope tommorrow is more fun!
Domesticated Diva (61 months ago | reply)
Oh that sucks! Hope you managed to still get some great shots after hubby fixed up the tire!
snowy4052002 (61 months ago | reply)
Too bad about the flat but thank goodness Adam was there to fix it!
t.sullivan photography (61 months ago | reply)
Bummer! But good thing Adam was able to get it fixed. I can never get the damn lug nuts off! Sounds like it didn't put to much of a damper on your trip.
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Ann's wild animals (61 months ago | reply)
It is really good to be able to take things on the light side and come back with memories- in this case the photo of the flat tire , lol !
Red~Star (61 months ago | reply)
Wow....too bad about the flat tire. At least it wasn't raining outside when it happened. We avoid unimproved roads in wilderness....i get nervous about the rough potholes and wierdo's that may be around. Lovely scenery. Sounds like you had a beautiful day...except for the flat.
frontporchblues (61 months ago | reply)
oh thank heavens for Adam and the circular polarizer did a great job too!!!
pilz8 (61 months ago | reply)
Bummer about the flat, but at least you were in a awesome place!!! Nice shot!!
MNesterpics (61 months ago | reply)
to bad about the tire
the sky does look good
can't wait to see the rest to the pictures
VickerMonkee (61 months ago | reply)
Uh oh! That's never a good time!
But, this sounds like a great place to spend some time... with a tire that isn't flat, that is!
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jacoreflex (61 months ago | reply)
Aie realiste photo
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♥ Hazed ♥ (61 months ago | reply)
Total bummer but fantastic shot and composition!!
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((¯¨¤» Þâbè£ «¤¨¯)) (61 months ago | reply)
bad luck... but it seems a beautiful place!
Jeanie's Pics (61 months ago | reply)
oh no, but looks like a beautiful day!
TomFlikrPhotos (61 months ago | reply)
"But I didn't say 'fudge'..."
Good photo capturing a scene we can all relate to, but in a gorgeous spot. Last flat tire I got was in the rain on an interstate.
The sky here is lovely and I like the strong vanishing point of the road. Well captured - you have a good eye, and willingness to take something nice from a tough situation.
[Christine] (61 months ago | reply)
Ben: Wow... I wish I'd had that premonition instead! Adam said he'd woken up with an "ill omen" feeling about heading into Dolly Sods, but decided to ignore it.
Tom: We didn't say "fudge", either! ;-)
susie 1 (61 months ago | reply)
He looks like a handy man to have around, they do have their uses sometimes. Lol
►chris◄ (61 months ago | reply)
A Christmas Story is my fave! The whole Ovaltine connection is the best. This sucks but definitely a photo op for sure!
MayJ (61 months ago | reply)
LOL never a dull moment in your photo stream! Great shot of your handy hubby in action!
deerluvr (61 months ago | reply)
at least you got your tire fixed! so, there must be more photos to come? :-) when it comes to flat tires, I just call CAA:-)
The Horse Whisperer [deleted] (61 months ago | reply)
LOL ya never know what you are going to run into!
Alan Hostetler (61 months ago | reply)
Nice place to spend some extra time, I guess :-) Looks like you had a full size spare tire- much better than the donut tire I remember having to put on my car once years ago.
loopykd (61 months ago | reply)
Don't you just love a husband that does this kind of stuff. He probably didn't even complain or ask you to help! I love that!
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Deb Snelson (61 months ago | reply)
I think they named a TV show after you -- The Adventures of .... Christine! I left out the "old" part since you are definitely not old! Great shot -- what a delightful hubby, too! He did all the work while you took a photo!
Aaron of NEPA (61 months ago | reply)
Beautiful indeed... bummer about the tire.
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bearklektor (61 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called A Christmas Story- the movie, and we'd love to have this added to the group!