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In the late 80s, all NZs 'named trains' were being refurbished and rebranded based on the success of the Tranz Alpine.
Obviously not all the carriages could be done at once, so for a while the Southerner, which was pretty low on the priority list, ran around with a mix of cars from all over the place.
In this example there is a car-van (possibly from the Picton train), an original Southerner car and a refurbished example (but with small windows rather than the panoramic glass installed on most other cars - perhaps this was one of the a backpackers cars?).
The traditional 56-foot guards van has been replaced with a red FM van for luggage at the back. The FMs were fairly new guard's vans used on freight trains until the move to two-man train crews ended that a year or so before.
1988? DF 6064 DJ 3107 + 3286 Ravensbourne, Dunedin, SIMT-NZ. An old negative. Other than the changed rolling stock, this view from the old overbridge is possible today - the foreground sidings have gone, replaced by a walk/cycleway, and the boats for the fertilizer works still come and go!
Looking south over lush farms and orchards at Mt. Hood in the distance. A very special city/area in the Columbia River Gorge.
"Hood River first experienced a boom in tourism after being discovered as a site for windsurfing, and more recently kiteboarding. Hood River County also has some of the best kayaking, mountain biking, downhill and Nordic skiing, and hiking areas in the United States.
Situated in the Columbia Gorge, and surrounded by fields, orchards, vineyards, and at the foot of Mount Hood, Hood River is a popular tourist destination.
All of these factors have led to coverage and acclaim in publications such as National Geographic Adventure, Sunset, Outside, Backpacker, Smithsonian, the New York Times travel section, and others. Hood River has received numerous awards from national magazines, such as "coolest small town" to "fifth best ski-town in America." Most recently, Hood River was featured on CNN as one of "11 great riverfront towns" in the United States." Wiki
I'd love to live here.
Happy Friday!
On the wide shot of the panel where this glyph is, Curt mentioned that it reminded him of a backpacker with a hiking pole, hence the name.
I like the little voodoo-looking face mask guy, too.
Crow Canyon
New Mexico
On a dull and wet day, these backpackers provide some bright colour as they walk in front of one of the oldest trees in the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens. That's the Arthur Wall (1829) in the background.
2023-09-29, Day 3
A backpacker navigates a high bend along the Toiyabe Crest, hood drawn to protect from sun and wind, as our eyes fly northward along the spine of the Toiyabe Range, Arc Dome Wilderness, Nevada.
Although the sun is shining brightly at this point in the day, as seems to be the case with so many of my recent autumn backcountry adventures, the clouds visible here were harbingers of less enticing weather blowing in from further west. Our vantage from over 11,000 feet (3,400 meters) along the Crest afforded an unobstructed view toward the Sierra Nevada range in California, and the distant Sierra appeared to be casting a wall of grey cloud coming slowly but inexorably in our direction. Fretting about the weather while the sun yet shines does not accomplish much, and it was in this spirit that we absorbed the view and embraced the wind. At the very least there was little risk of overheating.
When you love the wilderness but you’re also ‘indoorsy’. Where do you fall on the spectrum?
This is a forced perspective shot with a small diorama sitting on a picnic table at Fort Rock State Park. Pure serendipity that the dirt on my dio matched the natural surrounding soil so well.
A lone backpacker trudges off into the dunes of White Sands National Monument. Unedited, straight off the camera.
Shot with Canon EOS 40D + Canon 18-55mm
Typical scenes from an airport.
People resting, waiting, hurrying.
Stressed, excited, jetlagged.
Waiting for whats up to come.
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This was one of the most amazing displays of color I've ever witnessed... it only lasted about 2 minutes so I was scrambling to find a decent composition... but I think I did here :)
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