Wild West Virginia
We just got back from a trip to West Virginia. It was our son's birthday and we really wanted to be with him for the occasion, so we braved the dreaded Airline Nightmare and off we went. Short trip. But SO much fun!
(Unfortunately, as soon as we got back I threw out my back, so sitting at the computer blogging is not something easily done. I'll take this in stages.)
Todd had made reservations for us on the Cass Scenic Railroad. We are complete suckers for old steam engine-run railroads (we are suckers for SO many things...) and this one was a grand one. It went all the way up a big hill (what West Virginia fondly refers to as a "mountain") and left us off for a sweeping view of the valley from a wonderful lookout post. Along the way there was even a 'rest stop' where we got hot dogs and took more pictures... What could possibly make a more perfect day?
Yes, the engine is on backwards. Considering the amount of smoke it put out, we were very glad it was behind us, not in front, although it was a little disconcerting to look through the door of our railroad car and see the front of the engine so alarmingly close!
I had to photoshop a lady out of this picture... she was a granny wearing camouflage pants. Entirely too disturbing. She sat in our car too. We couldn't keep our eyes off of them.
posted by Cathy @ 7:15 PM
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Thank you for this entry. Dave loves train rides. This would be a great stop on a mini fall vacation. I think we will look into it!
When Kathy and I went on the Durango to Silverton narrow guage railroad trip in Colorado, the engine was in the front of the train (where it's supposed to be). The problem with that was all of the cinders that came out of the smoke stack. They recommend that you wear dark clothing and eye protection because of it! We wore sun glasses (even though it was a cloudy, sometimes rainy day) and still got cinders in our eyes. They said to just blink them out instead of digging for them so you didn't scratch your eyes. Anyway, we had cinders in our hair and all over us for the rest of the day until we got to our hotel in Showlow that night. So I guess it was a good thing that the locomotive was in the back for you guys!
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