riders of the storm

Ironically, I'm listening to the Doors right now. So maybe that is the inspiration behind the title. One of our photographers went riding in a storm plane. The plane and crew had flown into the heart of countless hurricanes.

I know, hurricanes and the pacific NW really don't mix. But the plane was here on the "off-season" to fly into a couple of our spring storms.

I think the flight was about 8 hours total. And on a nice, stormless day. --- This is how the story ran....