Re: The Narrow Gauge Rendezvous....again

Well folks, I did not drive to the other side... I did not take an ATV... and I had no rubber raft. I did it the hard way, I "hiked" in from Osier.

I parked at Osier and hiked in, the one and half miles, with 28 pounds (later weighed) of camera gear, wind breaker, soda and snacks. This included getting my feet wet 4 times each way, climbing over rocks, and a long afternoon. Was able to catch the Cumbres/Chama bound daily passenger train crossing Cascade, then 3 hours of peace and quiet to contemplate, life and what I was doing there alone, talking to rock squirrels. Then catch the two Geese then 315 returning to Cumbres. So just over six hours for 3 trains on bridge shots...


Took this picture driving in to Osier, which shows the lunch hall and the Toll Road, the track and the Valley and even the trestle, barely...



Leaving Osier, I used the old Toll Road after going down the hillside West of the Water Tank and crossed the stream directly behind Osier (about 6-8 inches for 8-10ft). Then shortly past another water crossing the road (about 4ft and 3 inches). And soon before the road crossed the tracks, stopped to film the Chama to Osier train coming by. As I got around the high curve and found the gravel/rock pit site the C&TS has I guess for ballast and fill, I found this scene looking as to my path ahead...



In past years I had walked in on the tracks and then crawled down the hill side to shot from the bottom up. It is NOT a crawl or climb for the casual, much less if carrying any cameras or such. So thought I would try the old Toll Road. About 1/4 mile or so before the bridge, I left the tracks and started down the old road... or what is left of it, after much time, rocks slides and stuff sliding down the hill on to it, it was ok at times...



And not so good at times...


And really rough at times...


If I had to pay a toll to use this road, I would have gone back and demanded a refund plus damage to cart fees!


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