[PRCo] Go West Young Man

[Dennis F. Cramer]

Well I have not driven across the country yet, but I have taken Amtrak =
from Chicago to Seattle, Chicago to Los Angeles and Sacramento to =
Chicago.  I have also gone from Seattle to LA. =20

Glacier is wonderful because it is off the beaten path.  I have stayed =
at Glacier Park Lodge twice and Many Glacier Hotel once.  I prefer Many =
Glacier for the remote area.  (There was a forest fire on the other side =
of the mountain while we were there.)


I learned to drive on dirt roads.  Watch the utility lines for headlight =
glare on blind curves and yes you had to dust the inside and outside of =
the car, because we did not have ac.

The cuisine I want in Montana walks on 4 legs and is hopefully not a =
cow.  (Had some great elk and bison out there.)  We were eating outside =
of Helena and Liz asked what size steaks they had.  The waiter responded =
with 12, 16 or 24 oz and they could go much higher if she wished.  I had =
the bison.

Many of the trolley lines of the west are fascinating, especially the =
ones in the smaller towns.  Cripple Creek, CO comes to mind. =
http://www.cripple-creek.co.us/Railroads.aspx     =20


The article on Cripple Creek is from Cripple Creek Railroads by Leland =
Feitz.  See also Hilton & Due pgs 381-382  (Electric Interurban Railways =
in America)



How many of those new folks in Calgary are US citizens trying to escape =
the homeland for one of many reasons?




Dennis F. Cramer =20

 Trombone




-- Attached file removed by Ecartis and put at URL below --
-- Type: image/jpeg
-- Size: 28k (28850 bytes)
-- URL : http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/manyglacier.JPG


-- Attached file removed by Ecartis and put at URL below --
-- Type: image/jpeg
-- Size: 451k (462304 bytes)
-- URL : http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/cripplecreek.jpg