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A few months back I came across Lance Mindheim's post on freight car coupling on his website. As with all of his writings, I found it informative and motivating. Since reading it, and more specifically watching the video linked within the post, I’ve tried to become more aware of the sudden and complete stop that … Continue reading Crash Into Me
"Rivers flow not past, but through us" -John Muir- It took me some time before I was able to determine the name of the small creek just north of Hills, Iowa. But thanks to some first-hand information from local residents I discovered what could simultaneously be the best and worse possible name for a body … Continue reading Force of Nature
Back from a long overdue family vacation to the Golden State where we spent a week being the best tourists we could be. All the usual stops were on our list, but we found some time to do some scale-modeling visits, specifically the San Diego Model Railroad Museum and the La Mesa Model Railroad Club. … Continue reading The Hills Line visits La Mesa
Blatant self-promotion time continues... This past weekend, Flickr selected one of my photos from The Hills Line for its Explore Accolade. Long story short, a lot more people were exposed (pun intended) to this one image than any other one I've previously uploaded. I'm honored to be a part of a community of excellent photographers … Continue reading Explore With Me
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