border_patrol

This guy decided to pull me over and search my vehicle. I had pulled off on a remote exit on Interstate 8 to take some pictures near the US/Mexican border. I guess from his point of view, I pulled off the road, walked to a canal, then went back to my truck and opened the back gate. After a few moments I pulled away. As I was leaving, he raced up and tailed me for about 4 miles before pulling me over. I gave him my license and other information and waited for him to let me be on my way. And waited. And waited. When backup units pulled up, I knew it was not going to be so easy. To make a long story short, they asked me a lot of questions and then searched my truck. I explained to him that there are not a lot of borders to other countries in the Midwest, they weren't used to people coming to that area to just take pictures. Afterwards the officer let me take a picture of his truck... then I went to the Imperial Dunes, California; 2004.