Photo Album for 2008 Fall Chocolate and Covered Bridge Tour

LTs SSR · 10-12-2008, 12:24 PM

Photo Album for the 2008 Fall Chocolate and Covered Bridge Tour ....

Can wait to see the pictures!!!

jewlz965 · 10-12-2008, 07:23 PM

There is one "special" picture from yesterday that I'm posting now. It seems now that many SSR runs have a Fanatic that is honored in some way, shape, or form. Can you guess who it was this run?

I know others will be posting pictures soon of Chocolate on Saturday and Covered Bridges on Sunday, but here are my contributions (for now).

Thank you to Kevin for the awesome job you did organizing, coordinating, and narrating. Thank you to Doug and Margo (Kristin and Justin) for opening your home Satuday night, and for playing local hosts to us. It is my own humble opinion that this run was a huge success!

Oh, and a big thank you to those of you who offered to either catch or pick up the pieces of the fool that took some of these pictures (most could only be taken while standing on the seat and facing backwards from a moving SSR).

jewlz965 · 10-12-2008, 07:26 PM

Here are a few more pictures.

DOOPHUS · 10-12-2008, 07:34 PM

Come on, Julie . . . whoever heard of Chocolate Bacon?

Po Little Pig

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jewlz965 · 10-12-2008, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by DOOPHUS

Come on, Julie . . . whoever heard of Chocolate Bacon?

Po Little Pig

! ! ! ! ! !

It wasn't chocolate bacon, DOOPHUS - it was chocolate COATED bacon. Yummy either way!!

ssr71 · 10-12-2008, 08:46 PM

I'm too tired to get my camera out of the truck and post up pictures. I didn't take that many of my own either (too busy yakking into the walkie talkie). I'll have to rely on everybody else to contribute again (not unlike like last year).

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Originally Posted by DOOPHUS

Come on, Julie . . . whoever heard of Chocolate Bacon?

Po Little Pig

! ! ! ! ! !

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Originally Posted by jewlz965

It wasn't chocolate bacon, DOOPHUS - it was chocolate COATED bacon. Yummy either way!!

And it is for real too. Boggles my mind what people will cover with chocolate these days. I think WOW_FCTR was the first to buy some and try it. I don't recall hearing what he actually thought of it. What did Dave think of it?

Pahotssr · 10-13-2008, 04:56 AM

Jewlz965 great pictures so far hope you got home ok great weekend thanks to all who put this together. thanks Angelo

NauticalDave · 10-13-2008, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by ssr71

I'm too tired to get my camera out of the truck and post up pictures. I didn't take that many of my own either (too busy yakking into the walkie talkie). I'll have to rely on everybody else to contribute again (not unlike like last year).

And it is for real too. Boggles my mind what people will cover with chocolate these days. I think WOW_FCTR was the first to buy some and try it. I don't recall hearing what he actually thought of it. What did Dave think of it?

It was okay having the rest of it for breakfast this morning....

WOW_FCTR · 10-13-2008, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by DOOPHUS

Come on, Julie . . . whoever heard of Chocolate Bacon?

Po Little Pig

! ! ! ! ! !

Quote:

Originally Posted by ssr71

I'm too tired to get my camera out of the truck and post up pictures. I didn't take that many of my own either (too busy yakking into the walkie talkie). I'll have to rely on everybody else to contribute again (not unlike like last year).

And it is for real too. Boggles my mind what people will cover with chocolate these days. I think WOW_FCTR was the first to buy some and try it. I don't recall hearing what he actually thought of it. What did Dave think of it?

Yes I had to buy Chocolate Covered Bacon just to try it out....and it wasn't too bad. It's a little salty and sweet, like chocolate covered pretzels.
I'll see if I remember to take a picture of it to post....

Sloe Ryder · 10-13-2008, 02:38 PM

Guess Who?

ssr71 · 10-13-2008, 02:47 PM

Finally getting to post some of my own pictures. I have only a handful from Saturday.

The group shot at Ratical's shop
Nauti Dave being naughty.
Taking over Wolfgang candies
Good thing it's not true - what a waste of chocolate it would be!

ssr71 · 10-13-2008, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Sloe Ryder

Guess Who?

Doh!!!

You just beat me to it!

ssr71 · 10-13-2008, 02:52 PM

Midnight Rider's shrek-mobile
The first "regrouping"
On Center Square Rd - between bridges 2 and 3
Parking at the Poole Forge pavilion
The collection at Poole Forge

ssr71 · 10-13-2008, 03:00 PM

On Pfautz Hill Rd after Bucher's Mill bridge
Waiting at a red light as the group catches up.
Waiting again with Erb's Covered Bridge in the background

That's most of them. My last shot would have been nice had it not blurred. Oh well.

Sloe Ryder · 10-13-2008, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ssr71

Doh!!!

You just beat me to it!

Were the batteries dead after he managed to get all the way up?
Claudia

NauticalDave · 10-13-2008, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Sloe Ryder

Guess Who?

No clue who would be dumb enough to climb up there?

NauticalDave · 10-13-2008, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Sloe Ryder

Were the batteries dead after he managed to get all the way up?
Claudia

Hey blame Julie she gave me a camera with dead batteries and sent me up the clift....I think she is trying to get rid of me....

ssr71 · 10-13-2008, 04:29 PM

The last of us went to "training" today. A visit to the Railroad Museum of PA and the Strasburg Railroad (they're right beside each other).

We arrived early before the museum opened, so we took advantage and violated a no parking zone for a few pictures.

The last picture is us now parked "legally" in the museum lot.

Sloe Ryder · 10-13-2008, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by NauticalDave

Hey blame Julie she gave me a camera with dead batteries and sent me up the clift....I think she is trying to get rid of me....

You were up there pretty High, would have been a nasty fall.

Then again, who was dumb enough to park on wet grass and try to slide into the brook?

Claudia

Sloe Ryder · 10-13-2008, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ssr71

The last of us went to "training" today. A visit to the Railroad Museum of PA and the Strasburg Railroad (they're right beside each other).

We arrived early before the museum opened, so we took advantage and violated a no parking zone for a few pictures.

The last picture is us now parked "legally" in the museum lot.

You mean to say that SSR people do illegal things?

Very nice shots. Will have to go there someday. Thanks for sharing.
Claudia

NauticalDave · 10-13-2008, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Sloe Ryder

You were up there pretty High, would have been a nasty fall.

Then again, who was dumb enough to park on wet grass and try to slide into the brook?

Claudia

Who was? Wasn't me.....I have fallen futher...and on hard surfaces....luckly landed on my head.....didn't hurt...

jewlz965 · 10-13-2008, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Sloe Ryder

Guess Who?

Great picture, Claudia (and Kevin)! Didn't know the batteries were dead when he decided to play Spiderman and climb that hill.

Angelo - we made it home safe and sound in 3 hours. I have some pictures to share with you - please PM me with your or Bonnie's email address. And, if you got a good picture of Dave and me with your

and our

, I would be very grateful if you share it with us.

Sorry we missed the trains today - I have many relatives on my mom's side who retired from the railroad, so have close personal ties. Thank you for sharing your pics, Kevin. And hopefully there are more to come (Charlie? John and Suzie?)

Hope everybody has a good week!

Sloe Ryder · 10-13-2008, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by NauticalDave

Who was? Wasn't me.....I have fallen futher...and on hard surfaces....luckly landed on my head.....didn't hurt...

I was.

You all missed it. Ed was furious. I was about to end up in the drink. or rather the crick.
I think you all were eating. Happy ending tho.
Claudia

NauticalDave · 10-13-2008, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Sloe Ryder

I was.

You all missed it. Ed was furious. I was about to end up in the drink. or rather the crick.
I think you all were eating. Happy ending tho.
Claudia

that would have been a picture.....a SSR in the creek....

RaticalSSR · 10-13-2008, 05:14 PM

1. Cars facing the covered bridge at Poole Forge
2. I was following a cyclopse
3. Big Jim's birthday cake
4. For once Jim will have to photo shop us in instead of himself.

5. Some were to eager to go thru the bridge. Couldn't sit still. kids

NauticalDave · 10-13-2008, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by RaticalSSR

1. Cars facing the covered bridge at Pigeon Forge
2. I was following a cyclopse
3. Big Jim's birthday cake
4. For once Jim will have to photo shop us in instead of himself.

5. Some were to eager to go thru the bridge. Couldn't sit still. kids

Next time Julie gets bungy cords to hold her in...

jewlz965 · 10-13-2008, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by RaticalSSR

1. Cars facing the covered bridge at Pigeon Forge
2. I was following a cyclopse
3. Big Jim's birthday cake
4. For once Jim will have to photo shop us in instead of himself.

5. Some were to eager to go thru the bridge. Couldn't sit still. kids

Very creative, Doug!

Sorry for logging you out of the Fanatic site Saturday evening - glad you remembered your password. Thank you for letting me use your pc to post the chocolate coated bacon pictures.

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Originally Posted by NauticalDave

Next time Julie gets bungy cords to hold her in...

Yes, bungee cords are in order for next time, as Nautical wouldn't talk over the music to let me know when he was getting ready to go around a curve.

NauticalDave · 10-13-2008, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by jewlz965

Very creative, Doug!

Sorry for logging you out of the Fanatic site Saturday evening - glad you remembered your password. Thank you for letting me use your pc to post the chocolate coated bacon pictures.

Yes, bungee cords are in order for next time, as Nautical wouldn't talk over the music to let me know when he was getting ready to go around a curve.

What music...that was my singing....

ssr71 · 10-13-2008, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by RaticalSSR

1. Cars facing the covered bridge at Pigeon Forge

Pigeon forge????? Isn't that in Tennessee?

ssr71 · 10-13-2008, 05:48 PM

Saying farewell to David and Cheryl as they depart on the ... oh wait, it's not going anywhere!
John relaxing in the PL&E caboose
Sorry X-man, but your office is officially closed.
Nickle Plate #757. I did a google on it and it was the first loco donated to the museum!
The turntable and pit.