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Post script:
After I made this image, I drove east down the public road visible in the background. A few miles in, I found another much older dilapidated truck sitting in thick brush within what looked like the road allowance. The gravel road had deteriorated into a trail and I thought I had the area to myself. I got my camera and tripod out and got ready to make some photos. I had barely completed a few shots when I was surprised by a very imposing rough looking fellow and his large dog rapidly approaching me from the opposite side of the road. He aggressively demanded to know what I was doing and stopped only a few feet away. I knew I wasn't trespassing and my reason for being there was obvious; so I deflected the situation by asking about the truck and making friends with his dog. He calmed down a bit, but still exhibited a lot of tension. He didn't know anything about the truck, but he did mention his brother made a living as a photographer in California. He initially agreed to a portrait, however changed his mind after I told him it would go on the internet. I then left without further incident. The fellow went back into the tractless bush the same way he came out. I assume he had a shelter back there, but I didn't ask to see it.

I always wonder about the potential for human or animal attacks in the middle of nowhere like this. I have spikes on the bottom of my tripod that I could use in an emergency. Also, my full frame camera and lens would pack quite a wallop. Unfortunately, Customs on both sides of the border consider bear spray a weapon so I don't have any.