This week’s Photo Challenge is Careful, which is exactly what this chap had to be as he ran back and forth on a narrow surface on top of the Santa Monica buffs. Any misstep and he could fall onto the Pacific Coast Highway fast traffic below.
Twice in the past weeks, I happened to catch this man doing some pretty risky stunts at Palisades Park, in Santa Monica. Both times he was running, doing handstands and other tricks on top of the narrow concrete wall above the Santa Monica bluffs. Below, on one side of him, was the Pacific Coast Highway. One false step and he would almost certainly fall onto the highway traffic and possibly die. On the other side, a less threatening but busy ramp where cars coming from the PCH exit to Santa Monica. I don’t know for sure but I suspect it’s illegal to do this… Yet, he keeps coming back. Until the next time, here are two slideshows from the two days I caught his act. Some friends suspect I’ve become a groupie of the unknown stuntman, but it was really a coincidence. 🙂
The latest, on February 6.
The first time, on January 21
We Meet Again!
Three weeks ago, I came across a guy performing some very risky stunts near Palisades Park in Santa Monica, including running on top of the narrow concrete railing along the ramp just above the Pacific Coast Highway. I took a series of impromptu shots of him then. Today, much to my surprise, he was there again, this time with photographers, working on a photo shoot. I still don’t know who he is and what he does, but took another series of shots, which I will put together in a slide show and post soon. For now, I’m using this shot of the Santa Monica Daredevil, with the ocean and today’s gorgeous sunset in background, as the 37th photo on my 365 project.
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