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My Summer Vacation - part 1

 

We stop for a lunch (and beverage) break at Grass Lake

We stop for a lunch (and beverage) break at Grass Lake

 

East meets West

East meets West

 

Headwaters of Williamson River south of Chemult, OR

Headwaters of Williamson River south of Chemult, OR

 

The mobile office

The mobile "office"

 

Bruce enjoying a hearty dinner during a thunderstorm

Bruce enjoying a hearty dinner during a thunderstorm

 

Annie Creek canyon near Crater Lake

Annie Creek canyon near Crater Lake

 

Grooving on the forces of Nature

Grooving on the forces of Nature

 

Crater Lake

Crater Lake

 

Wandering aimlessly in the pine barrens of Central Oregon

Wandering aimlessly in the pine barrens of Central Oregon

 

Southbound BNSF leaving Chemult

Southbound BNSF leaving Chemult

 

Northbound UP approaching Chemult

Northbound UP approaching Chemult

 

Crescent Creek just below Crescent Lake at the railroad siding of Crescent Lake - what are the odds?

Crescent Creek just below Crescent Lake at the railroad siding of Crescent Lake - what are the odds?

 

One of a series of forest roads we drove along for miles trying to find the railroad tracks

One of a "series" of forest roads we drove along for miles trying to find the railroad tracks

 

Small waterfall somewhere below the Cruzatte siding

Small waterfall somewhere below the Cruzatte siding

 

Looking down an old clearcut toward the tracks

Looking down an old clearcut toward the tracks

 

We stared for hours down the tracks, hoping to see a train

We stared for hours down the tracks, hoping to see a train...

 

but none came by until after dark!

... but none came by until after dark!

 

Bruce wonders why it's so cold in August

Bruce wonders why it's so cold in August

 

Back on home turf, we drive out near Mt. Shasta to watch more trains

Back on "home turf", we drive out near Mt. Shasta to watch more trains

 

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