A great day out!
Jun. 16th, 2023 12:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gridloreLast Sunday, Kirsten and I headed to Fremont to ride the Niles Canyon Railway. We first booked this when we thought we'd be forced to leave the area, but it worked well as a distraction from the reality of cancer treatment.
We were lucky enough to book a trip pulled by their 1909 steam engine named "Snookum." This section of the railway was part of the original transcontinental railway and appeared in Charlie Chaplin's "The Tramp." Snookum was very impressive up close.
Niles Canyon is one of the hidden gems of the Bay Area, and we spotted hawks, a deer, and a possible gopher. I used to take any excuse to drive the canyon when I was with Lord & Sons, so seeing it this way was a treat.
Kirsten enjoyed it and made a new friend in the gift shop. We also passed their sideyard, filled with cool stuff, including a U.S. Army engine and tender. The Army still has about 200 soldiers with the 88U MOS Railway Specialist, an Army Reserve-only job field.
It was a great day and just the right thing for us.
We were lucky enough to book a trip pulled by their 1909 steam engine named "Snookum." This section of the railway was part of the original transcontinental railway and appeared in Charlie Chaplin's "The Tramp." Snookum was very impressive up close.
Niles Canyon is one of the hidden gems of the Bay Area, and we spotted hawks, a deer, and a possible gopher. I used to take any excuse to drive the canyon when I was with Lord & Sons, so seeing it this way was a treat.
Kirsten enjoyed it and made a new friend in the gift shop. We also passed their sideyard, filled with cool stuff, including a U.S. Army engine and tender. The Army still has about 200 soldiers with the 88U MOS Railway Specialist, an Army Reserve-only job field.
It was a great day and just the right thing for us.