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 Post subject: My Roadtrip
PostPosted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 9:11 pm 
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I know the price of gas is insane, but there has been a few things I have wanted to see in Western PA. My 1st stop was at the Johnstown Flood Museum, some 13 miles upstream of Johnstown. Amazing to think of the amount of water that rushed out of the South Fork Dam.

Next stop was the Johnstown Museum in Johnstown. The museum is actually in the library that was built in 1891 from donations from Andrew Carnagie.

After this, I took a quick trip on the Incline Plane. Me being sacred of heights, it was a fun time taking photos from so high up. I then headed south about 40 minutes to the Flight 93 site. Out in the middle of no where, it is unbelievable that something could happen in such a secluded place. It was very sad being there.

My last stop was at the Quecreek mine rescue site. A mere 10 minutes from Flight 93.

Anyhow, I am bad telling stories, so I will let the photos do the talking.

Quecreek- http://www.daladophotography.com/gallery/3214191

Johnstown, Flight 93- http://www.daladophotography.com/gallery/3183071


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PostPosted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 9:21 pm 
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Hey, theres alot of nice photos there, thanks for sharing.

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Cool stuff Cool Stuff

Thats cool that they kept the borehole at Que Creek.. Did you see the actually colliery site? Any idea how far that borehole is from the portal?

sounds like an area prone to disasters... :shock:

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 12:40 pm 
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Well, it was dark by the time I got there, but I am pretty sure I went past the entrance to the Quecreek mine. Best estimates would have it at about .5-.75 miles from the rescue shaft. The shaft itself is directly off a main drag, basically in a place you wouldn't expect to see a shaft. Theres a barn and a pond within 50 yards of it. Its also about 1 mile from Quecreek itself. Road miles that is.


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cool beans

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Yes this is a very nice collection is slides and photos. Very good..

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