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Sunset over Winter Surf, Bodega Head, California
© 2002 Jerry Dodrill

The weather report predicted severe wind and rain. I was supposed to be teaching a workshop on this November weekend, but canceled it due to the extreme forecast. This is a mistake I won't make twice. Horrendous weather doesn't usually stick around long and, true to form, it blew out on Saturday afternoon. Enormous waves slammed the coast, shaking the cliffs so hard that they registered on the Richter scale. I photographed sunset in the cold wind with a close friend. Since then I have welcomed bad weather for my classes. You can see nice California days all summer long, but the thrill of a Pacific Storm is an experience not easily forgotten.

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