Amtrak At Harpers Ferry
The next stop on our epic Sunday adventure was Harpers Ferry West VA, situated at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers, where the U.S. states of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia meet. We arrived at the train station just minutes before this Amtrack passenger train. See first comment box below for the train shot from our last visit here. This trip for me was not all about the trains though. Harpers Ferry is built on a pretty steep hill and so I had walked down the hill from the station parking lot, across the main street which is set up with all old period store fronts. Being only just over a month past surgery and tiring easily, Anita probably thought it was safe to leave this decrepit oldie on a nice (hard) wooden park bench with arrangements to come back in a bit to pick me up in the car. But that park bench and I did not get along well and I decided I might as well start the hike back and so I did and made it more than 3/4 of the way before Anita caught up with me! She had hiked along the trail that borders the train tracks and goes right up to the tunnel. I think I probably covered about 3/4 of a mile or so. LOL
Amtrak At Harpers Ferry
The next stop on our epic Sunday adventure was Harpers Ferry West VA, situated at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers, where the U.S. states of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia meet. We arrived at the train station just minutes before this Amtrack passenger train. See first comment box below for the train shot from our last visit here. This trip for me was not all about the trains though. Harpers Ferry is built on a pretty steep hill and so I had walked down the hill from the station parking lot, across the main street which is set up with all old period store fronts. Being only just over a month past surgery and tiring easily, Anita probably thought it was safe to leave this decrepit oldie on a nice (hard) wooden park bench with arrangements to come back in a bit to pick me up in the car. But that park bench and I did not get along well and I decided I might as well start the hike back and so I did and made it more than 3/4 of the way before Anita caught up with me! She had hiked along the trail that borders the train tracks and goes right up to the tunnel. I think I probably covered about 3/4 of a mile or so. LOL