The Big Boy

 

Big Boy UP 4014

For Northern Colorado residents, the UP will run 4014 to Denver September 30, leaving Cheyenne around 11 am. A stop is scheduled in Greeley at 12:45. They will return the next day, with a scheduled stop in Eaton at 12:30.

Notes. The 4014 runs when it runs. Schedules are suggestions. Whatever you may read, Big Boy is not the world’s largest steam locomotive. It is the largest operational steam locomotive in North America.

A good photo op when it comes from Cheyenne is Carr, CO where the track crosses a  bridge. 

All along US 85 from a few miles North of Nunn, CO to Denver has many sites for dramatic photos. Just remember to drive the speed limit in the many small towns along the route.

Bad Joke

Why does the wind blow in Wyoming?

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 Still Alive

If Your Neck Is Over 17 Inches, Your Heart Could Be in Trouble

Headline in Scientific Daily. I’m not bothering to link the article. Amuses me, since I’ve worn a size 20x36 shirt all my adult life. Alas, the size 34 waist is a distant memory.

 Lightning

You need to respect mother nature.

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Both my mother and grandmother were struck by lightning, my mother twice. They were the only members of that family to develop dementia. Sisty lost a valuable horse to lightning. He was in a pasture with several other horses. Why him? Maybe because he was the tallest?

As always, YMMV