Off and running

If ever there was a call for beginning tour early, this night was it.

The probable any-moment-now arrival of a CME and bad weather inbound meant we got on the run early to get ourselves out of town and as far away from incoming cloud as we could.

The anticipated solar storm did reach us, but in a complicated mess of conditions didn’t spark quite the auroras that were being forecasted. But in the mess of all of that, gorgeous colours, very subtle to the naked eye, filled the entire sky through the course of the night.

As we were packing up to begin our drive back, there had become an obvious hint of forest fire smoke in the air, and by the time we arrived back to town that smoke was dense and almost eye watering.

The warm autumn temperatures have been so enjoyable on tour, but a part of me can’t wait for the cold winter nights of fresh, crisp, and clean air.