tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post4287006391283474366..comments2023-12-27T13:35:09.431-07:00Comments on Exile in Portales: SteamBuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-20973672939365821862007-09-19T10:23:00.000-06:002007-09-19T10:23:00.000-06:00LOL on the link, Bec. Literally! And Hokkaido is...LOL on the link, Bec. Literally! And Hokkaido is one of the most beautiful places on earth. When I was there the first time it was fairly remote and untraveled, even by the Japanese themselves (Hokkaido was the Japanese frontier, so to speak). Even after considering the fact Wakkanai had an annual average snowfall of 220 inches, I think it was one of the BEST assignments I <I>ever</I> had in the AF...topped only by London.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-23582409875924283842007-09-19T09:07:00.000-06:002007-09-19T09:07:00.000-06:00I'm still trying to figure out which president's f...<I>I'm still trying to figure out which president's face is in the cloud of smoke at the beginning of the video!</I><BR/><BR/>Try for the life of me, I can't see any president's face. The image of this <A HREF="http://uk.geocities.com/laurel_hardy_tribute/Stan_Laurel.jpg" REL="nofollow">fine gentleman</A> keeps coming to mind instead.<BR/><BR/>Hokaido looks like parts of Wyoming, too. In fact I was sure that's where it was until I read your text. Wow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-15940301214554395082007-09-19T06:34:00.000-06:002007-09-19T06:34:00.000-06:00Shelly: Thanks for the clarification... Your par...Shelly: Thanks for the clarification... Your part of the world is beautiful, indeed.<BR/><BR/>Lou: Even though the C&TRR is quite pricey I noticed there weren't many, if any, empty seats on the day I was photographing it. Speaking of which... I have 48 separate pics and seven of those lil two-minute vids in my C&TRR photo directory.<BR/><BR/>Buck: Teddy Roosevelt -- if you squint hard enough. Or Odin; I can't figure out which. <I><B>;-)</I></B>Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-10327321806411366362007-09-18T19:03:00.000-06:002007-09-18T19:03:00.000-06:00I'm still trying to figure out which president's f...I'm still trying to figure out which president's face is in the cloud of smoke at the beginning of the video!<BR/><BR/>;)<BR/><BR/>SN1AFMAJBUCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07448511201317559376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-37985630520238810412007-09-18T18:49:00.000-06:002007-09-18T18:49:00.000-06:00I forgot to asnwer your comment on my blog. No, I...I forgot to asnwer your comment on my blog. No, I never rode the Cumbres-Toltec. Like you, I thought it a bit pricey. My mom and dad rode it several times and my uncle rides it about once a year - they love it. Sometimes when you live in a resort area, you don't do the things tourist do. <BR/><BR/>Shelly, I drove from Antonito, CO, to Chama (which is the Cumbres Toltec route) in a snow storm to get to Durango to go skiing. The trip was wild. But once in Durango, I was very interested in the train there - I would like to have ridden it. Kind of ironic!Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-55613687095614716002007-09-18T16:07:00.000-06:002007-09-18T16:07:00.000-06:00Buck,Nope I'm in Castle Rock about 40 minutes outs...Buck,<BR/>Nope I'm in Castle Rock about 40 minutes outside Colo. Spgs, still get the beauty just not the traffic. Back to trains, we have a great Steam Engine train that runs from Durango to Silverton. It is a beautiful ride, and it makes you feel your back in time.<BR/><BR/>ShellyShellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615081729942748130noreply@blogger.com