Distant lightning marks the end of a career

By DAN ROBINSON Editor/Photographer

The end of summer 2025 also marked the end of my professional storm chasing/TV cameraman career. This distant lightning, viewed from just outside of my town of New Baden, Illinois on September 21 was a fitting metaphor for the dream that has become a memory, fading away into the night. This page has the full story of what brought the end to my operation.

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