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D&H Adirondack Memories
2022-1-20 The Delaware & Hudson Railroad ran through my home town of Plattsburgh, NY. These are photos I captured in the mid-1970’s of “The Adirondack” passenger trains passing through on their way between New York City and Montreal. A few folks had asked to see the old photos, so here they are. Southbound Adirondack in…
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Jonathan Dickinson Changes
Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Hobe Sound, Florida has been our Thanksgiving destination for five of the last six years. Here’s the sunset from Pine Grove, one of the three campgrounds in the park. Major renovation of the railroad crossing is happening in the middle of the park. Train speeds are going to increase, so…
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Trainspotting In Folkston
03 May 2021 Today Beth is humoring me with a sidetrip to the Folkston Funnel to see some trains. At 0830 we left Cypress Grove Campground and Lake Santee in South Carolina behind to head south on I-95. Noon had us eating lunch in the van at Georgia Peach World. We checked out the parking…
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Hattie Cove in Pukaskwa National Park
8/25/2019 After a restful night at Rossport Campground, we moved to the Whitesand Lake Campground where they had facilities to dump our black and grey water tanks. Both campgrounds are part of Rainbow Falls Provincial Park. With that chore done we set-out to find the namesake waterfall. A 1.1 km hike out, with the same return, is…
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Soudan Underground
8/15/2019 Lake Vermilion was a relaxing and quiet place to spend the night in preparation for an exciting day of exploring beneath the earth. Only fifteen minutes away, Soudan Underground Mine State Park was waiting for us. These three towers link the winch to the mineshaft. The iron cage that carried us down is set…
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Whaleback, Waterfalls, and Stargazing
August 13, 2020 After a quiet night at the golf course we decided to check out a little of the Superior, Wisconsin waterfront before heading North into Minnesota. Crossing onto Barker’s Island we spotted a Coast Guard buoy tender heading out of the harbor. The crane is used to haul large buoys onto and off…