Re: Looking Down from Roger's Rock ...

Russo Loco Wrote:
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> John Cole Wrote:
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> > Looks like fall colors are really starting
> > to take hold.  Just in time for fall.
>  
>
>
> Hi John et al -
>
> Luckily Roger didn't take a fall while taking his
> superb fall video!  
>
> And, just as Roger predicted, the fall colors are
> coming in fine in spite of the caterpiggles
> earlier in the year - even if the fall colors in
> Silverton did leave Chama's leaves behind for a
> week or ten days.
>
> BTW, I like the view from Roger's Rock, a bit
> south of Windy Point, better than from on top of
> the Point itself - mainly because from Roger's
> Rock you not only have a great view down the
> valley and down onto the crossing at Coxo, you
> also have a great view of trains coming around
> Windy Point!   See
> [ngdiscussion.net].
>
> Actually, you don't even have to hike the entire
> way up to Roger's Rock.  Three years ago this
> weekend, my daughter Cindy and I hiked only to the
> second or third switchback on the trail - about
> halfway to The Rock - and were able to see the
> train off and on for about forty minutes as it
> crossed the highway above Dalton and rounded
> Hamilton's Point:
>
>
> ... wove through the trees beyond to just below
> Perry's Pond / Mudhen Marsh:
>
>
> ... crossed the highway at Coxo:
>
>
> ... passed below the knob of Kodak Rock:
>
>
> ... and eventually came around Windy Point:
>
>
>
> The next time you visit the C&TS, take an extra
> day or two if you can - and get away from the
> highway.   In most cases you can cover only
> one or two locations per day, but IMHO it's worth
> the effort!   See
> [ngdiscussion.net]
> for crude maps to some of the more interesting
> spots.
>
> - Russo (muy) Loco
>
> p.s. OOOoooops! There is a link on
> [ngdiscussion.net]
> referring to some pics on
> [ngdiscussion.net],
> but the pics on the latter have somehow
> disappeared - I assume they must have been eaten
> by the tent caterpiggles back in June, or Roger
> just moved them somewhere else to keep them safe,
> or maybe he hid them away to keep innocent NGDF
> newbies from seeing terrifying photos of Yores
> Trooley and the JéBêWèX ...


You are right there are lots of good spots if you are willing to walk a little.