Sense of Place - Cass State Park, West Virginia
Jul 19, 2017 23:09:11 #
Uuglypher wrote:
Thank you very much. These words mean more to me than you could understand.Super series, recess!
Nicely selected perspectives, and well-composed images all put together in a lovely, coherent series! Made me feel I was there...and want to be there!
Dave
Nicely selected perspectives, and well-composed images all put together in a lovely, coherent series! Made me feel I was there...and want to be there!
Dave
I have to admit that I was hoping to spark some interest in Appalachia.
Jul 20, 2017 10:24:41 #
rehess wrote:
Thank you very much. These words mean more to me than you could understand.
I have to admit that I was hoping to spark some interest in Appalachia.
I have to admit that I was hoping to spark some interest in Appalachia.
No problem there! My Dad was a West-By God Virginian from the WV Scots (Graham) and WV Dutch (Meyers).
Dave
Jul 20, 2017 10:30:34 #
Uuglypher wrote:
When I commented on the number of old Presbyterian churches in the area, my wife reminded me that many settlers there were Scotch.No problem there! My Dad was a West-By God Virginian from the WV Scots (Graham) and WV Dutch (Meyers).
Dave
Dave
Jul 26, 2017 09:24:53 #
Jul 26, 2017 09:57:59 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Great shots. I'm adding this trip to my list.
Thank you for your comments.
Just make sure you don't repeat our mistakes - go into this adventure knowing
(1) mapping software doesn't understand the roads there; only the locals consistently drive the speed limits - the rest of us take longer than predicted to drive between two points, especially at night.
(2) cell phone service is almost non-existent; you will need alternative ways of doing the things that we routinely use cell phones for today.
Mar 4, 2020 08:00:41 #
rehess wrote:
Last Wednesday, my wife and I spent the day at Cas... (show quote)
I would love to Experience this Train ride, very historically enjoyable. Thanks for sharing your great photos.
Mar 4, 2020 08:39:51 #
Silverrails wrote:
I would love to Experience this Train ride, very historically enjoyable. Thanks for sharing your great photos.
Thank you for commenting.
I haven’t checked their web-site recently, but I would expect them to be open by Memorial Day {U.S.}. My wife and I have made plans to visit a Train Museum up in Canada - I don’t think she’ll be willing to visit the “wilds of West Virginia” again this year - but I would guess ‘our seats’ will still be available to someone like you.
Jul 21, 2020 09:36:03 #
Jul 21, 2020 10:03:31 #
ek2lckd wrote:
very nice, thank you.. Ed
Thank you for your comment.
Jul 21, 2020 10:45:20 #
if you get near Mt Washington in north NH, there are some great train rides in the area.. also one up the Mt on the Cog railway pulled [actually I think,pushed] by coal/steam.... The (college) girl firing the steam engine there managed to get black coal dust over herself to the point that I remember it about 25 years later....
Jul 21, 2020 12:03:00 #
ek2lckd wrote:
if you get near Mt Washington in north NH, there are some great train rides in the area.. also one up the Mt on the Cog railway pulled [actually I think,pushed] by coal/steam.... The (college) girl firing the steam engine there managed to get black coal dust over herself to the point that I remember it about 25 years later....
Yes.
We did ride the dinner train out of North Conway (NH) one summer.
Aug 5, 2020 15:41:02 #
Very interesting photo story with narration. My wife and I took a train ride last summer while in SD. Our ride had no switch backs and very little incline but was propelled by a full restored 1886 Steam locomotive. It was not a fast ride, but an educational, fun and entertaining one. Than you for sharing your ride.
Aug 5, 2020 15:50:24 #
PhotogHobbyist wrote:
Very interesting photo story with narration. My wife and I took a train ride last summer while in SD. Our ride had no switch backs and very little incline but was propelled by a full restored 1886 Steam locomotive. It was not a fast ride, but an educational, fun and entertaining one. Than you for sharing your ride.
Thank you for commenting.
In SD - you mean the "1880" train out of Hill City? We have ridden that twice, but the last time was in 1995.
True "switch backs" are used only by railroads in steep mountainous country, so most of us never see them.
Aug 5, 2020 17:12:57 #
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In SD - you mean the "1880" train out of Hill City? We have ridden that twice, but the last time was in 1995.
quote=rehess]Thank you for commenting.
True "switch backs" are used only by railroads in steep mountainous country, so most of us never see them.[/quote]
That was the one, wasn't sure on the year for the locomotive. We took the round trip from Keystone to Hill City and back. We also bought hoodies to commemorate it.
In SD - you mean the "1880" train out of Hill City? We have ridden that twice, but the last time was in 1995.
quote=rehess]Thank you for commenting.
True "switch backs" are used only by railroads in steep mountainous country, so most of us never see them.[/quote]
That was the one, wasn't sure on the year for the locomotive. We took the round trip from Keystone to Hill City and back. We also bought hoodies to commemorate it.
Aug 5, 2020 17:17:13 #
PhotogHobbyist wrote:
That was the one, wasn't sure on the year for the locomotive. We took the round trip from Keystone to Hill City and back. We also bought hoodies to commemorate it.
That was the one, wasn't sure on the year for the locomotive. We took the round trip from Keystone to Hill City and back. We also bought hoodies to commemorate it.
I'm not sure of the actual year for the locomotives either, but they call it "1880 Train".
The first time we rode it was in 1982;
they put a "1880 Train" bumper sticker on our car, which stayed until we stopped driving the car in 1986.
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