Today (12/11/20), on our wonderful 3-week long Road Trip from WV to Colorado and back, was Gold Mine Day, and we drove to the historic (since 1875!) and operational Phoenix Gold Mine: https://www.phoenixgoldmine.com/, where we got a tour of the mine from Dave, the mine’s owner and operator, and I Read more…
Pandas! THE Steam Train railfan photo! The Leshan Buddah Steam Train excursion in Sichuan! In planning our month-long trip through China, I worked for several weeks via email with Seven from Absolute Panda Tours, and she helped me craft two truly excellent, full days for us in Chengdu that included Read more…
On our Israeli drive south to Eilat we stopped to see King Solomon’s Pillars amd the ancient copper mines at Timna Park– and stumbled into an ancient Egyptian temple dedicated to miners! How cool is that?! Timna Park was another amazing place I’d never been to, as I’d always gone Read more…
Through no fault of our own, heaven knows, we missed the 71st Ramp Fest of Richwood, West Virginia. 🙁 And we were Seriously bummed, because the “Feast of the Ramson”, in THE Ramp Capital of the World, is something Chef Dan and his Foodie Wife have been aching to attend for 8 years! Read more…
Here’s a link to our press release for the upcoming “Coal Heritage Trail Weekend” Oct 10-12, at the Elkhorn Inn, with the Author & Historian Alex Schust: http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200810/1222978275.htmlWe are really excited about this very first CHT event, and hoping that if it’s a great success we’ll be able to do Read more…