My New Header Photo and How I Almost Lost my Drone Taking It

The new header photo of my webpage was taken at a small obscure lake in Enumclaw called Bass Lake. It is not accessible publicly. I found it on Google Earth and noticed a private cul de sac where I could fly my drone and gain access. Of course, the photo shows the lake with the Enumclaw valley and Mt Rainier in the background.

The most interesting part of this story is that I almost lost my drone. As I was flying the it back home, I was watching the map on my app instead of the camera view and flew it full speed into a pine tree. It came to rest about 30 ft high in the tree. I could only hear the beeping from the drone. I could not see it. I spent 20 minutes starting and stopping the motors trying to jostle it out of the tree to no avail. I said a little prayer and noted that this wasn’t an emergency compared to other needs in the world, but said to the Lord that it would be nice if I could get my drone back.

I turned to walk out of the woods where I had hiked to retrieve the drone. I figured it was a lesson learned. Just as I turned, I heard a rustling above me, a plunk, another plunk and the drone landed on the ground right in front of me. Thank you Lord! Except for a couple of green leaf marks and an open battery door, the drone was in perfect shape. It was still a lesson learned. Always watch where you are going!

Here is my video of the incident: