[Magdalen] Scranton

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

We do not say come to New Paltz and see the mountains, but every so often
somebody gets killed trying to climb 'em. Driving to the West outa town,
that is one heckuva rift!

A guy will not say, "I'm just glad these aren't the Rockies," as he plunges
to his death.

Having seen the Canadian Rockies, you betcha they are awesome.  That
doesn't take away from anyplace else's awesomeness, however. We need to
grow out of the "mine's bugga 'en yours!" game.

Just my foolish opinion. feel free to go back to whatever...

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 12:55 PM, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:

> From: Grace Cangialosi
>
>  Have you seen the Rockies?  THOSE are mountains!
>>
>
> Drove 26 foot Ryder truck through the Rockies when we moved to California.
> Have also ridden the California Zephyr on some occasions -- absolutely
> spectacular!. I drove around the Cascades looking for Milwaukee Road
> Electric locomotives in 1967, too (you can see some of my photos on the
> Milwaukee Road Facebook page).
>
> But the Adirondacks are the only place I've done mountain-climbing -- at
> lest 267 feet of the 4267 foot high <g>. II offers a spectacular view on a
> clear day -- one can even see Montreal, 80 miles away. I also recommend Mt
> Washington in New Hampshire -- but ride the Cog Railway up for a real
> thrill.
>
> Next year's NRHS Convention in in Denver and promises sever trips in the
> Rockies using Steam Locomotives, with some on routes that haven't seen
> passenger trains in 50 years.
>
> If my health holds out, we'll probably go . . .
>
> Cheers,
> Jim
>