Bliss Dinosaur Ranch Entrance
I’m usually working on my editing workstation during the heat of the day. Enjoying the AC, sipping on a cool drink, working on images or doing my day job off in another building. . I wander some days back and forth between ranch chores that have to be done and the photography stuff. Stopping what I’m doing to click away on something interesting ongoing usually.
Each image I publish here I consider a Page in my eventual coffee table book. I might have to pick and choose lolol. The time taking the photo, the time in the computer necessary to properly finish the image add up. To write a 250+ word narrative too… Format the autoposting schedule and check my SEO scores. I figure 1.5 hours per post x 4 a day. Raise your hand if you know what an SEO score is lolol.
In the last year, I have published 2000 finished (more or less) pages. Each page is one finished image and the narrative attached. Those are “elsewhere” on the internet. Free Reading there. lol.
This has been languishing in a “to do” folder on my computer. I pulled the raw file out of the time line back in early June. A firm 15 mph breeze was kicking out of the north. All downdraft related to that HUGE cloud looming off in the distance. The storms were flowing past us missing us almost every time. Then the early July Hail storm hit. Mesocyclones are nothing to disrespect. You don’t want to get caught out in the backcountry on a horse or open ATV period.
Yes those are solar panels… they run one building pretty much entirely and pump some water… feed excess back to grid. You will never recoup your investment. Just saying after owning various panels for 35 years. I actually moved my 6 panel solar tracker (located on a well on ranch) from Jackson Hole where I lived, to here in Northeastern Wyoming. Purchased in 1995, all but one panel are still producing 5 years past their expected lifetime. That tracker survived moving it 600 miles across the state. I actually made 16 round trips for that relocation pulling a big trailer. 1 small moving truck too lol.
There are a lot of buildings in our compound. The July hail storm dimpled almost 47000 square feet of metal roof. All of which has to be replaced. The solar panels are ALL fine and dandy after the storm. The hail was coming right at their edge, nothing hit the glass surface anywhere close to perpendicular.
Location: Bliss Dinosaur Ranch, Wyoming / Montana borderlands (Wyotana)
Title: Bliss Dinosaur Ranch Entrance
