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CP train #280 at the approach signal for Nashotah Siding rounds the turn on the east end of Oconomowoc with a rare leader, at least in the year 2015. A solid SD60 lash is always welcomed in this ge flooded land of the golden rodent. Hard to tell in this shot, but the SD60 trailer has already morphed into CP 6228. Soo 6033 still retains it's class lights and makes for a scene that could have easily been from the mid 1990's.....although we all know it's not.
Time marches on.....
As the ferry from Cul-de-Sac neared Pinel Island, it approached a small dock in an area called Yellow Beach.
Saturday morning, I was walking over the bridge from Evening Island when I noticed the sound of distant thunder and an ominous strom approaching from the west. Luckily I had my raincoat. Chicago Botanic Garden Jun 12, 2010 L1100874.dng
Look closely - a spaceship is closing in on us! Progress approaching to dock with the Space Station yesterday. Credit: Chris Hadfield Twitter account
Here's a view of WM 734 and her freight approaching the east portal of Brush Tunnel, taken from above the portal. When the present-day tourist trains approach, this is the best place to watch. Inside the tunnel, things are a little more spectacular, although not necessarily in a good way.
Metrolink 3064 is on a non-revenue inbound working from the Eccles / Media City direction as approaches the Anchorage stop on a winter’s day (22.01.2020).
I was going to describe it as Manchester Metrolink but the location is of course in Salford (GB) rather its larger eastern neighbour.
A 1958-built Beyer-Peacock Garrett loco (138) approaches Beddgelert station whilst working the UK Railtours "Welsh Highland Railway Repeat Tour" on a glorious March day in 2011.
This covered the newly re-opened Welsh Highland Railway line in its entirety plus the Ffestiniog, the latter being first steam railway to be restored in the UK.
Beddgelert, Gwynedd
26th March 2011
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We are having very few days of summer this year (as usual), but you know...when summer is in Norway everything becomes more shiny and beautiful. Norway is an outdoor country. Most part of activities are into the nature and they need to have good weather conditions to be enjoyed. We have the chance to take the HARDANGER IN A NUTSHELL tour with one night stay in Eidfjord and we got the best weather we could wish us! Sun was shining high and the temperature was worthy to be associate the word summer! We took first the train from Bergen to Voss, after the bus from Voss to Ulvik (that was a great ride!) and they the express boat from Ulvik to Eidfjord. I must say that i'm not any more so impressed about fjord now, anyway the view from the boat is lovely. Once we arrived in Eidfjord we rented out bikes and we went biking from Eidfjord to Øvre Eidfjord (7 km). This was such a nice tour!!! We took the old way next to the tunnels and we had no cars on our road, that was the best way to ejoy the landscape with silent and calm. Unfortunately my bike punched an hole in something and we had to walk half way, we manage anyway to arrive to Øvre Eidfjord and visit FlatEarth - HOME OF ADVENTURES. FlatEarth is a multi-activity company which is offering a lot of different outdoor activities like kayak, rafting, climbing, white water jumping and glacier hike. We rented the kayaks and we went for a tour alone inside the Eidfjord lake which is a "fjord-lake" between Eidfjord and Øvre Eidfjord. The lake was amazing, no other boats there, the water was so calm...like a mirror. We slept in the hostel of FlatEarth and we had a great dinner with fish in Øvre Eidfjord. The day after we went back to Eidfjord by bike and we took a sightseeing bus to the Hardangervidda Nature Center (in Øvre Eidfjord), there we enjoyed 20 minutes panoramic movie by Ivo Caprino and the exhibition in the museum. After we stopped at the Fossli Hotel in order to enjoy a magnificent view on the Vøringfossen (one of the most famous waterfall in Norway). We continue on our way back to Eidfjord with the bus, after we took the express boat to Kinsarvik, Lofthus and went out in Norheimsund. The main part of our tour was done, the last transport was the bus to Bergen where we arrived in the late evening very tired but very happy and satisfied for our amazing tour.
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Wednesday 14 August 2013 - Day 26 - Phuyupatamarka / Phuyupatamarca (3,650m) - Intipata (2,840m) - Wiñay Wayna (2,650m) - Inti Punku (2,720m) - Machu Picchu (2,400m) - Aguas Calientes (2,040m)
Our last day on the Inca Trail turned out to feature a lot of Inca site sightseeing en route to Inti Punku - the Sun Gate - and Machu Picchu (2,400m) itself.
After breakfast we said farewell to our porters and kitchen crew and tackled the 3000+ stone steps down through the jungly-forest to Intipata, aka Sunny Slope. There we sat on one of the terraces enjoying the view out over the Willkanuta /Urubamba River and, to a lesser extent, the over-zealous attentions of the local llamas.
Next up, the Inca ruins at Wiñay Wayna followed by an early lunch at the adjacent camp before a long, winding section hugging the forested mountain slopes and providing plenty of opportunities to photograph some of the many species of the Wiñay Wayna (Forever Young) orchid, and lots of other flowers too.
A final set of steep stairs brought us to Inti Punku where John and Lonnie were reunited with their wives, and we were all rewarded with the classic views out over the ruins of Machu Picchu.
After making the most of the multiple photo opportunities, we boarded one of the steady stream of buses back to Machu Picchu Pueblo (formerly, and universally still called, Aguas Calientes) (2,040m) - I think the person who wrote KE's trip notes must had one too many cerveza when s/he wrote "This little town has a very special atmosphere...", or perhaps they mean 'special' in the Belgian sense...
Leaving John, Lonnie and Co at their hotel (H and I concluded we were definitely on a second rate package compared to theirs!), Julia led us to (and left us at) our hotel - Inka Town - which turned out to be located right next to the train station. This meant we heard every train horn blast and every PeruRail departure warming up (the last is at 9.30pm, the first at 5.35am) - not ideal after a 4 day trek (coming on top of the Huayhuash too, we were both tired). The hotel staff were lovely, and the room itself fine - but all we really wanted was an undisturbed night's sleep. The complimentary ear plugs in the room weren't reassuring.
Whilst we'd see John and Lonnie tomorrow for our guided tour of Machu Picchu, it was weird being back to the two of us again so abruptly, and not having had celebratory drinks or a group meal to mark the end of the trek.
After a good shower (other than location, Inka Town gets most things right!), Hazel and I headed out to explore the mean streets of Aguas Calientes. Lots of tourists, lots of people wanting you to come into their restaurant/bar/shop. Later on that evening I had a celebratory beer, although Hazel stuck to tea; and our dinner venue proved a poor choice, somewhat lacking in terms of value for money and ambiance... All in all Aguas Calientes proved a bit of a let down.
Read more about the Cordillera Huayhuash Circuit plus Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.
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Approaching Storm, Millerton Lake, CA. Febuary 13, 2009
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Focal Length: 40 mm
Singh Ray 3-Stop Hard Neutral Density Grad. Filter.
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12.5.2013. In steady rain, LNER Thompson B1 class 4-6-0 No 61306 'Mayflower' approaches Moorgates with the 14.40 from Grosmont. Looks good with the 'plum and custard' coaching stock. Whenever I've seen this locomotive it is always immaculately turned out - a credit to the crews and owners.
The CP 813 coal empty detour hits west siding switch Davis Junction, en route to Savanna and beyond.
Saturday 05 July 2014 - Day 06 - Chingli (3,477m*) - Yangahirca Pass (4,450m) - Quishuar (3,700m)
A good day - our first day of proper trekking, and an amazing welcome into Quishuar where LED provide a clinic and local health worker, medical and school supplies, and solar lights.
After breakfast of porridge, we made sandwiches and headed off up hill, climbing into the upland pastures and swopping great views of Contrahierbas / Yanarahu (5,954 m / 19,534 ft) for cloudier ones of 'Toblerone Peak'. We shared our path with girls with sheep, boys with cows and ploughs - although they soon overtook us.
Yanghirca Pass was a smashing spot for a picnic lunch, complete with Inca ruins set on a conical hill reached by the old Inca Road we'd been walking along, with clear lines of sight to other prominent hills, also with Inca remains. The pass also provided our first view of a condor and a smaller busy bird hopping from tussock to tussock which Val told me was a Cinclodes.
A down hill run provided views of the green blue waters of Huecrococha / Wiqruqucha, but our destination was the village of Quishuar, further down hill on the banks of the river flowing from the lake.
As we approached the gate into the village, we could see ladies in blue dresses and a small band which included a huge harp. As we entered the gateway, a group of children in brightly embroidered outfits started making their way towards us singing and sashaying to a folk tune played on pipe and drum. The girls carried crooks, one boy a short piece of rope. We were given an amazing welcome to the village, flower petals strewn before us, flowers presented to us. We stopped in front of the school, for the women and children to sing and dance in Val's honour, and in due course we were invited to join in and lent hankies to flourish in the dance. I've never experienced anything like it. Wonderful.
We also got to meet Anne and Michael, who had been volunteering at the health post. Anne, who had been included in the welcome dance group, was joining us on our trek; Michael was returning to Lima for a second, more urban, placement.
After a visit to the health post, we returned to the playing fields where a volley ball match was in full swing involving several of the singing ladies (now changed out of their blue dresses and floral head dresses!). There were lots of children around, all wanting photos taken and to take photos... and the girls ended up having hours of fun plaiting my hair. I loved it :)
After tea in one of the school buildings (doubling up as our dining room for the duration of our stay, and a handy source of electricity for battery recharging - filming our welcome had used up a whole battery) we put up our tents in the playing fields before returning to the dining room for scrabble, dinner, two games of Ten Thousand and then bed.
Read more about my Cordillera Blanca trek with Val Pitkethly.
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