More on the Train Hike

are you ready for another picture laden post?

Some of you said - share more from your train hike

You may not have known what you were saying - we might have taken 700 or so photos...

jusy sayin'

Here we are --- 4/5ths of us getting ready to start our hike

We hiked along the river for a bit

then we hiked up the tailing trail

So! When they mined the mountains they had waste called tailings and it just piled up

but they had to get the silver to the wagons to load it out - and some of the tailings were starting to make mountains - we are standing on a tailing mountain

and those tracks? That's what they sent the carts down to load out the wagons

It was pretty steep!

Birds

and thru the trees you could see the Train going around the Loop

This is an old mine just left on the hill

When they showed us pictures of it working in the late 1800;s early 1900's 

The trees were completely gone 

the land had been clear cut

and now look at the size of those trees!

I got up close and a little too personal with the train going over a bridge@

The trail

Beavers are all over the place

and this is proof

and the beaver dam

We stopped and did a little gold mining

I mean! We were in mining country

I found a little

AND!!  this is a BIG AND

I went into a mine

( me who is pretty claustrophobic - really  I DID It!!)

and so did the boys

and the husband , but he was the one taking the photos

and encouraging his wife to breathe

Inside the mine

and look!! My  new work crew

They were fixing the tracks and I asked if I could help

the guy in the middle promptly gave me a shovel!!

and here we are - on the train going back up the mountain

I'm just saying how smart we were

we hiked DOWN the mountain and rode up

we are no dummies

Ha ha!!