The picture we did not get was the desert east of Ferron which was a solid haze of dust. This was the epicenter area, Saddle Horse Canyon. 4-wheeling right in the epicenter. We went to their house, turned off their gas and waited to talk to them later. They said they were afraid the rock tumble might make it impossible to get out, however, they did get back safely.
Gene is a silversmith.
He had noticed before the quake, silver balls rolling on his work bench. Several days before as we talked in the kitchen area, a decorative plate started rolling off its easel and crashed to the floor. Return to San Rafael Earthquake Summary .