It was 10 years ago today that I was a part of a very special trip taken with some very good friends. We headed out for the wilds of West Virginia for the "No booze or broads - just trains and good friends" trip with the end of my bachelorhood a mere week away. Jamie Bothwell was most gracious in every possible way. If I had another friend in my wedding he would have been it but we kept the wedding party small. 2 friends that were in the wedding could not attend the trip. Nonetheless Jamie went with us and even did the driving in his just bought used Ford Escort Station wagon. On the trip down at about 10:00 PM on dark twisting mountain roads apparently Bambi wanted to see James new car too, and truly bounced off the fender. In a difference of a few seconds Bambi would have been on my lap. We just kept driving.
Our destination was to ride Cass and The Durbin Rocket. There was no PRR anywhere in sight. I rented a condo at a ski lodge which had plenty of vacancies in August. We goofed because the lodge parking lot was FULL of deer every morning - probably checking out Jamie's car with the brand new "deer dent". Jamie surprised me with wrangling cab rides for me in The Durbin Rocket Heisler and Cass's massive Shay. There is a lot more to **that** story for another day. On the 2nd night we went to the lodge's "finer" restaurant - at the top of the mountain. As fish's out of water we leaned into each other quietly asking "What is THAT" when looking at the menu - which was all ala carte and had very few selections. There was no burgers for sure or even Raspberry Iced tea - a favorite of mine. We learned about "infused potatoes" (MASHED with garlic - how fancy ) that was $8.00 per bowl. We asked what "infused' was. We are in backwoods West Virginia getting looks from the waitress like "where did these guys come from"? Dan had "Wild Game Stew". I don't remember what everyone else had. Of the 4 people total 3 were S Scalers. It was a great once in a lifetime trip. I am truly blessed with good friends that treated me like a King for the weekend. Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 See my finished models at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! See my layout progess at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm Custom Train Parts Design <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR T&HS*** The other members are not ALL like me! <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL
