Re: Bingo . . . and another long-gone relic
| April 28, 2021 01:21AM |
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Russo Loco Wrote:
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> Nice shot, John -
>
> Well worth the effort of hiking that stretch of
> the railroad!
>
> I hiked from Elk Park to Silverton only once -
> IIRC it was in 1966 - and I don't remember that
> ore bin. Was it gone by then, or is my
> memory gone now?
>
> This mine on the other side of the river was still
> somewhat intact in 1962. There was hardly a
> trace last time I rode by:
> [attachment 63448 620929-12-13-14.jpg]
>
> Good thing the photo's labeled, as I couldn't
> remember it's name . . .
I meant to chide you for that Russo, so belatedly here goes.... in my picture, solving this Whereizit, was imprinted with the photo date.
Still I do think this was one of the all-time best Wereizit yet, and so easily solved I might add.
Epic!
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> Nice shot, John -
>
> Well worth the effort of hiking that stretch of
> the railroad!
>
> I hiked from Elk Park to Silverton only once -
> IIRC it was in 1966 - and I don't remember that
> ore bin. Was it gone by then, or is my
> memory gone now?
>
> This mine on the other side of the river was still
> somewhat intact in 1962. There was hardly a
> trace last time I rode by:
> [attachment 63448 620929-12-13-14.jpg]
>
> Good thing the photo's labeled, as I couldn't
> remember it's name . . .
I meant to chide you for that Russo, so belatedly here goes.... in my picture, solving this Whereizit, was imprinted with the photo date.
Still I do think this was one of the all-time best Wereizit yet, and so easily solved I might add.
Epic!
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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