Ryan’s become a bit of a celebrity among some of the local truckers that frequent Route 12 and see him up there on the overpass photographing them as they roll by. “Most will usually wave now and blow their horns when they see me,” said Ryan. One of those truckers has even been Ken Stearns, owner of a beautiful 1975 Kenworth W900A log truck (which was on our November 2024 cover). “Ken’s a bit of a local legend in the trucking community around here, and hopefully one of these days I’ll get to meet him in person,” said Ryan. 10-4 Magazine / June 2025 33 Receiving his first camera from his Grandmother Liz a few years ago, a handed down Canon Powershot SX530 HS, it was a nice mid-range camera with a 16 MP sensor and a 50X optical zoom lens (that was for the camera nerds out there). Needless to say, Ryan was thrilled and began truck spotting almost immediately. With his Grandmother Liz, along with his mom and dad, they have been very supportive of Ryan’s love for trucks. “Igottoattendmyfirsttruck show last year,” said Ryan, referring to the Brooks Truck Show, which is held annually at the Pacific Northwest Truck Museum in Brooks, Oregon. “My mom and dad took me, and I got to see tons of antique trucks on display – it was like heaven! I got to see a lot of rare trucks that I’ve only seen in photos, so it was awesome to see those trucks up-close and in person,” said Ryan. Prior to meeting me, Ryan had never met anyone directly involved in the trucking industry. A young outsider looking in, I knew what that felt like and decided to help change that. After getting to know Ryan better, I called my
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