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I was on a train trip over the weekend - a group of us took a private car from Emeryville, CA to Sparks, NV. We've done it (roughly) once a year for twelve years, and this was the last public excursion. It's always a great time to socialize, see old friends and make new ones.Roger Colton (the event organizer) suggested throwing a Happy Beaver toy in the mix, and I jumped at the opportunity for pictures in a different locale!
Roger shot this one for me as we slowly made our way up into the mountains. It was really beautiful there, so I tried to take a lot of cool shots in the hopes that some would come out decently (I was using Anita's camera, so my technical confidence wasn't very high). More pics to come soon!PS - I was in LA on a business trip today, compounding the blogging gap. Sorry for the all the radio silence!
PPS - I didn't take the train picture - Ryan Martin (one of Ken and Roger's fellow rail fans) did. I wasn't heavily dressed enough to perch out in the snow like that!
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posted by Jeff Pidgeon at
9:27 PM
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That was one slippery little beaver there. Thanks to the snow falling on the door, it was wet and Ken had one hand ready to grab the little guy if the train decided to move!
As for that being the last trip, it was just my last "public" sale trip. I'll still be doing private railcar trips, but only for groups. As much as I appreciate that folks like Jeff and Anita have come along so often, there have just been too many people who failed to follow through on their promises to do so. Operating these things in a business fashion, you gotta cover the expenses and make a few bucks, too. Sadly, that's become too much trouble.
But that doesn't mean that a "family & friends" kind of event might not lurk out there some time. We have a lot of fun, good food and silliness along the way.
Credit for the photo goes to Ryan Martin. He was working on a project on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe and caught us on his way home to the Bay Area -- a very long trip, thanks to all the snow! He should have come with us to Sparks...
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