Autumn Waters Of The Susan River Tank Top

The Susan River runs from the Caribou Wilderness in Lassen County in Northeastern California to Honey Lake about 90 miles to the East. The river is named after Susan Roop, the daughter of Isaac Roop, one of Lassen County's founding fathers. This photo was taken along the Bizz Johnson Trail West of the city limits of Susanville.

(c) James Q. Eddy Jr.

In my earlier bio I tried to describe a little about who I am and what I like to photograph. I debated whether any further information was necessary to describe me. Giving it more thought I suppose it is important to tell more of my story. In March 2008 I was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia. Shortly before that I hemorrhaged in my eyes causing small blind spots in both. I spent a good part of that year in and out of the hospital receiving treatments. Today I am in remission and doing well. I still have blind spots that cause some difficulty in seeing. I have heard it said that going through something like that makes you see life a little differently. Although I had a pretty good outlook about life, I do see things...