Sunset on the San Francisco Peaks
The sun has almost completely dropped behind the distant western horizon. The bite of the steady winter breeze feels sharper as the rays of light dwindle. Other than the blowing of the wind, the desert is silent. In the distance, a bright shimmering line appears, slowly, passing beneath the mountains as if part of a distant mirage.
The 'short' 5,500 ft long eastbound BNSF intermodal train descends the Seligman Subdivisions grade on the long tangent between Angell and Canyon Diablo, AZ. Despite travelling upwards of 60mph, the trains movement appeared minimal due to its distance of over six miles from my location at the western edge of Canyon Diablo. The freezing overnight temperatures that February was preserving the results of a recent snowfall on the mountains.
Sunset on the San Francisco Peaks
The sun has almost completely dropped behind the distant western horizon. The bite of the steady winter breeze feels sharper as the rays of light dwindle. Other than the blowing of the wind, the desert is silent. In the distance, a bright shimmering line appears, slowly, passing beneath the mountains as if part of a distant mirage.
The 'short' 5,500 ft long eastbound BNSF intermodal train descends the Seligman Subdivisions grade on the long tangent between Angell and Canyon Diablo, AZ. Despite travelling upwards of 60mph, the trains movement appeared minimal due to its distance of over six miles from my location at the western edge of Canyon Diablo. The freezing overnight temperatures that February was preserving the results of a recent snowfall on the mountains.