Freestylin'

Freestylin' on the moguls hill, Winter Park, CO

Do Not Cross Tracks

Winter Park, CO, just outside the West Portal of the Moffat Tunnel.

Zephyr

 

This is Amtrak's California Zephyr coming out of the West Portal of the famous (at least to rail fans) Moffat Tunnel, in Winter Park, CO. I froze my feet standing in the snow to get this shot, but it was so worth it! We saw several trains going thru the tunnel, which cuts thru the Continental Divide between Rollinsville, CO and Winter Park- six miles tunneled thru solid Rocky Mountain stone. Used mainly for freight by Union Pacific, the Zephyr also comes thru twice a day on it's trip between Chicago and Oakland/San Francisco.

Snow!

Real snow.. I get to see it! Oh, blog, I feel so guilty for ignoring you for the last month. I promise it wasn't on purpose, it's just that I've been REALLY busy at work and haven't had time to fritter away on posting. BUT- I'm headed to Colorado tomorrow. And my camera is coming with me. So you will finally get some love. Will you still love me back?

Cheers, Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas...

God Saved the Queen!

Outside, at least- Queen Theater, Downtown Bryan, TX, cosmetically restored and all it up! Now the inside needs work- more info (and to donate) at www.downtownbryan.com.!

Rita

RITA, one of FIFI's four Wright R-3350-23 and 23A turbosupercharged radial engines, at rest at Easterwood Field. Her sisters are Mitzi, Betty, and Ingrid. (Rita Hayworth, Mitzi Gaynor, Betty Grable, and Ingrid Bergman are my guesses for the namesakes.)

FIFI

Fifi is the only flying B-29 Superfortress left... a grand old dame! The Commemmorative Air Force brought her to Easterwood Field in College Station a couple of weeks ago. So now I have seen a B-17, 24, 25, and 29, all up close and personal.