Thanksgiving, 2000
Balsam, NC
scenery
 
Anne looked at the pictures and said they make the trip look prettier than it really was.  The overcast day didn't help any. 
The train passes some pretty country, like the Tuckasegee River, above, and some pretty run-down humanity. 


OK, here are some pictures that show the other half.  According to the train conductor, the cars half-buried in the river bank are there on purpose, planted to shore up the bank.  Yep, somebody passed that off as a good idea, and somebody else bought it!

The rusty car is just a rusty car.
 

 


 
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