Re: Argentine Central Exploration (Part 2)

Kent McClure Wrote:
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> In, I think 1992, Russ and Marty Fischer, along
> with my Dad and I, drove my '90 Ford F250 all the
> way to the end of the ROW on Mt. McClellan. Lots
> of old ties were scattered down slope off the ROW,
> and we were amazed at the amount of scratching in
> the earth that had been done at that altitude all
> those years ago. While we were parked up there
> nosing around, three people scrambled over the
> edge from the west face of the mountain. The
> first one up saw me and hollered back to his
> climbing partners "hey, there's somebody up here!"
> Then when he got to where he could see the truck,
> he was even more incredulous. They we told him
> that was nothin', they used to run trains up here!
> I don't think they believed that. I'm sure when
> they started climbing that morning, they never
> thought they would find a truck at the top of the
> mountain.
>
> Kent

Somewhere I have a snapshot of my 1959 Ford Country Squire station wagon on the second switchback from the top. I couldn't turn at the switchbacks so I opened the tailgate and backed up! Kids will do anything. JP