an acrophobic’s attempt

recently, i had posted a picture on my Facebook page.

while this got many likes and some comments of appreciation, there were also ones of

- doubt

- disbelief

etc.

this post is to go behind the scenes and tell it all!

not so much to garner appreciation or admiration [] but more to share the bigger picture behind this picture ..

it all started when some colleagues and business partners stopped briefly on a road trip,

at the Columbia river bank — at Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park.

to reach this spot, we had to cross snow clad mountains :

clear snow , one handful at a time!

and reach the land of the wanapums .

and cross a rocky and dry environment,

while they are almost extinct now – per the sign there, the beauty of the location still hasn’t vanished.

  

 

the river was almost a gorge

 

there was this protective wall at places

and no protection at others

i chose to venture to the other side of the wall!

while the effect in the picture was a combination of
camera angle and the subject’s position, it was, i should admit, a safe spot with reasonable foot room.

but, for an acrophobic, this was something!