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Somewhere in New Mexico...or was it Arizona?!
Route 66
Pieces of Route 66 that people no longer drive on...very cool! We drove on the piece on the right and Jean-Paul took that photo of me on the bridge!
Route 847 (Circular) : Stratford International Bus Station,Stratford City Bus Station & HereEast
📍 Stratford City Bus Station
I heard one pundit say we need a Chapter 66 Bankruptcy for the states as Illinois and California clearly need this option after decades of mismanagement. chapter 66 since both states anchor the ends of the road.
Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blocking out the scenery breaking my mind
Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign
© 1970 Five Man Electrical Band
This is one of the gorgeous views you have when doing the 'Route du Vignoble' . It's an extremely long walk up to 90 kilometers. We just did a one day walk though taking us about 5 hours and 15 km alongide a magnificent valley.
The Maroon Bells is a mountain in the Elk Mountains that consists of two peaks, South Maroon Peak and North Maroon Peak, separated by about a third of a mile. The mountain is on the border between Pitkin County and Gunnison County, Colorado, United States, about 12 miles southwest of Aspen. Both peaks are counted as fourteeners. Maroon Peak, at 14,156 feet, is the 27th highest peak in Colorado; North Maroon Peak, at 14,014 feet, is the 50th highest. The view of the Maroon Bells from the Maroon Creek valley to the northeast is one of the most famous scenes in Colorado, and is reputed to be the "most-photographed spot in Colorado" and one of Colorado's premier scenic overlooks.
A National Park Service sign on the access trail refers to these mountains as "The Deadly Bells" and warns would-be climbers of "downsloping, loose, rotten and unstable" rock that "kills without warning". Unlike other mountains in the Rockies that are composed of granite and limestone, the Bells are composed of metamorphic sedimentary mudstone that has hardened into rock over millions of years. Mudstone is weak and fractures readily, giving rise to dangerously loose rock along almost any route. The mudstone is responsible for the Bells' distinctive maroon color. The Bells got their "deadly" name in 1965 when eight people died in five separate accidents.
Maroon Lake (9,580') provides one of the most memorable scenes in the Rockies. The lake occupies a basin that was sculpted by Ice-Age glaciers and later dammed by landslide and rockfall debris from the steep slopes above the valley floor. (Wikipedia)
Looking south from Southwark towards Elephant & Castle. A train can be seen on the left heading towards Blackfriars station on the busy Thameslink route.
Here's the last one in this little series until next time I visit.
One of the most adorable little museums to be found anywhere is the Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum. Located in Buckland, MA across the Deerfield River and up the hill from its namesake town, it operates on trackage in the small former Boston and Maine Yard (beside the active Berkshire and Eastern nee Pan Am Freight Main) and preserves the road's large wooden freight house dating from 1867.
But it owes its existence to its pride and joy, Shelburne Falls and Colrain Street Railway trolley No. 10. Built in 1896 by Wasson Manufacturing company in Springfield for the newly constructed seven mile long rural trolley line connecting its namesake towns. The little line lasted only 30 years and upon its abandonment in 1927 little number 10 was sold to a local farmer who used it as a shed and chicken coop for 65 years. In 1992 his son donated the shell back to the newly formed museum and seven years later she was back in operation.
Here is a view looking west at number 10 running under the wire on about 1000 ft of track in the old rail yard.
If you ever find yourself in Shelburne Falls (and you really should because it's just lovely) stop by the museum and take a little ride yourself. To learn more check out their website here: www.sftm.org/index.shtml
Oh, and I'd be remiss if I wrapped this up without a mention about Shelburne's most famous attraction, The Bridge of Flowers. It is truly a must see and if you're ever traveling west on Route 2 make the short detour into town, it is truly worth it. If you've never heard of it check out this: newengland.com/today/travel/massachusetts/berkshires/brid...
Oh, and as for that bridge, little old number 10 ran over it for the 19 years it was in service providing the Shelburne Falls and Colraine Street Railway a direct freight connection to the Boston and Maine and New Haven (which came to town too until abandoning their route up through Conway in 1923). Between the museum and the bridge this tiny little otherwise unremarkable street railway has left an indelible impact on the community far outlasting its utility as a mere means of transportation.
Buckland, Massachusetts
Saturday August 31, 2025