By Wanda Krack
Do you ever wonder what happens when a nature photographer falls in the creek, or has an “accident” after drinking too much morning coffee and then needing to be on the mountain for sunrise? Well, those odd things do happen, so I will tell you a couple of stories that have happened to me.
One year a group of people who had been friends for several years on the internet decided to have a “get-together” in this part of the country…one from Ohio, Virginia., Kentucky, Texas and Tennessee. During the last day of our “meetup” we were shooting above now what I know is the roaring river at a small stream. Tom, the fellow who joined us from Virginia, fell into the creek, getting most of his lower body wet, along with his shoes and socks. We decided to stop our shooting. We took him to Walmart and he bought a pair of flip flops which he had to wear home on the plane that afternoon. He had extra clothing. The only problem…can’t get into Wal-Mart without shoes. We got some giggles out of that one (this was before 9/11).