Re: Another day on the Madera Sugar Pine Grades COVID-19 edition
| May 11, 2020 10:32AM |
Getting beyond the brush, I dropped back down on the railroad grade:
We are looking southeast towards the incline. You can see how much the creation of a fire break for the Ferguson Fire impacted the grade. There are several ties still in place here.
Here's a spike:
And a rail joiner:
Looking upgrade, the spur is approaching a saddle:
Looking to the west, you have this fantastic view of California's Central Valley:
I don't think you can get more socially distant than having an entire mountain to yourself.
To be continued...
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/11/2020 10:33AM by Dave Peterson.
We are looking southeast towards the incline. You can see how much the creation of a fire break for the Ferguson Fire impacted the grade. There are several ties still in place here.
Here's a spike:
And a rail joiner:
Looking upgrade, the spur is approaching a saddle:
Looking to the west, you have this fantastic view of California's Central Valley:
I don't think you can get more socially distant than having an entire mountain to yourself.
To be continued...
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/11/2020 10:33AM by Dave Peterson.
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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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