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Day 274: Yellowstone! Lunch break!

Saturday, October 17, 2015

Well, it isn’t Crater Lake, but Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons are still pretty awesome on their own… This is the Lewis River, on the south side of Yellowstone.  There are few, if any, guardrails along this narrow, winding road.  It makes it interesting when there is a fifth wheel trailer half the size of […]

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Day 273: The Grand Tetons!

Saturday, October 17, 2015

After the fog lifted I headed north.  Without the fog the Grand Tetons were out in force! The trees had started to change, also. A few more miles and I reached the entrance station to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks.  To cross through these two parks, alone, on a motorcycle, is $40!!!!! But the […]

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Day 271: Golden Spike Part 9!

Monday, October 12, 2015

At last it was time to leave… A cart full of “Eastern” railroad ties. It is lonely looking West. It is just as lonely looking East. There weren’t nearly as many people at this “joining” as there were the first one! One last informational sign… The traditional railroad “Station” sign, complete with Elevation. And a […]

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Day 270: Golden Spike Part 8!

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

More Bits & Pieces! Part 2. The other side of the engines on display…the 119… …the Jupiter. Looking West. Inside the 119’s cab. I think this is the sand dome on the Jupiter.  Engines were works of art, and the crews kept them that way! Steam comes out from all over on these things! Just […]

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Day 269: Golden Spike Part 7

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Bits & Pieces!  Part 1. There is always something to photograph on a steam engine!  It is better than Robyn’s Junk Pile!  (If the engine is making steam, anyway…) * This is a neat view of the wheels and brass… …but if you look closely at the bottom of the wheel, you will see the […]

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Day 268: Golden Spike Part 6

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Here the 119 backs up prior to the famous reenactment of the meeting of the rails! *** *** Now the 119 slowly… …slowly… …slowly meets with the Jupiter at the final spike! Bits and pieces to come! ~Curtis in Utah!  {!-{>

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Day 267: Golden Spike Part 5

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

After backing up to the switch, the 119 starts a low speed run-by of the Visitor’s Center.  The white steam is the whistle blowing. Here She comes! There She goes! Blowing off a bit if steam to clean the lines. And the whistle, long, loud and lonesome! ~Curtis in Utah! {!-{>

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Day 266: Golden Spike Part 4

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

“After the ceremony, Jupiter continued in service for the Central Pacific. In the 1870s, the railroad decided to end their practice of naming their engines, and thus, the Jupiter name was dropped and the engine was simply known as C.P. #60. The locomotive also received many new upgrades such as a new boiler, cowcatcher, domes, […]

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Day 265: Golden Spike Part 3

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

The first view upon coming out of the Visitor Center! There are a lot of interpretive signs, and of course Wikipedia always has info! The Last Spike! Coast to Coast Jubilation!  We don’t get that nearly enough anymore… Original Rail. *** It all looks pretty close to the original event, but without so many people. […]

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Day 264: Golden Spike Part 2

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

A much more important place in our History than this small outpost in a field would indicate. ~Curtis in Utah!  {!-{>

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