Burning truck on a beautiful day...

I rode the 4th annual Ridge to Bridge century today. A lucky weather break amidst 40 days and nights of rain (seemingly). A very rough course that became progressively hillier. There were stiff head and cross winds on the way back. The pollens were thick... my eyes were puffy and bloodshot at rides end...
The sunny cool weather, though, was welcome...

Early in the ride along a very isolated back road, I encountered this scene. The gentleman driving the truck, who was thankfully unhurt, was driving and noticed smoke coming through his dashboard. He stopped and could only open the hood partway because of the flames licking out from beneath. Very soon the truck was engulfed. Less than a minute after passing this strange scene, the gas tank blew... and this was the picture that I got.

A very sureal encounter on todays ride...