Nearly dumped my telescope off a cliff in Big Bend

I was set up at the South Rim overlook in Big Bend National Park last month trying to get the Milky Way. A gust of wind came out of nowhere and tipped my tripod sideways, sent my camera sliding toward the edge. Caught it by the strap just before it went over, but my heart didn't calm down for an hour. Has anyone else nearly lost gear to wind at a remote site?

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patricia_schmidt1420d ago

@miam75 yeah I keep telling people my camera loves cliff edges almost as much as my clumsy hands do.

riley_taylor12d ago

Is it really that big of a deal though, @patricia_schmidt14 you sound like you almost dropped your keys.

miam7520d ago

Sounds like a good story, at least you saved your camera.