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So, Dollywood. How about seeing a bit more of the train ride? Thought you might enjoy that.
So as you maybe guessed yesterday (I'm writing this before yesterday's even posted) the guys with a flock of Roombas were prepping the drone lights show. The red coaster in the nearest background is Big Bear Mountain and this is the far end of Wildwood Grove.
Huh, the mountains are smoking again. That's funny.
This picture misfired but I like the way it misfired, like it's getting an amusement park photo from the 80s or something.
Oh hey, got a nice view of Big Bear Mountain here.
And here's the train ahead of me blowing a bit of steam as it makes the big loop at the top of the mountain. Or as far up as it gets, anyway.
Really like the way steam clouds look even when it's 140% humidity.
Now I'm no train expert but I really feel like we should be on the tracks, not just near them.
Heading back down the mountain now. There's a couple views of Tornado hidden behind those trees.
And here we get a quick look at Mystery Mine.
And now here's a Big Bear Mountain train at one of the local peaks as the sun tries setting behind it.
Mere seconds later and the train's almost out of view and we have a different idea of what the track looks like.
Now a more ordinary-looking picture of Thunderhead.
Trivia: When married, in 1839, Charles Darwin had a marriage bond of £10,000, some £573 in the bank, and £36 in petty cash. When he died in 1881 his will showed capital holdings of £282,000. Source: The Reckoning: Financial Accountability and the Rise and Fall of Nations, Jacob Soll. William Darwin apparently ribbed his father ``did you ever expect to be worth over 1/4 of a million?'' which is surely the gentlest ribbing possible.
Currently Reading: Barcode: How a Team Created One of the World's Most Ubiquitous Technologies, Paul V McEnroe.
