Everyone Has A Hobby Some people chase trains and some climb ice! Having done both I've chosen the former as my avocation, though I'd certainly give the latter a try again someday given the chance. As I practice my hobby lensing this big Alaska Railroad SD70MAC leading a 590W work train north from Seward to Anchorage I catch some other folks practicing theirs. The man made cliffs north of Girdwood where the hillside was blasted away to widen the road and shift the railroad are popular places for climbers like this to practice their craft each winter so as to hone theirs skills near home before heading out to the wilds of Alaska's countless glaciers where the skills are needed for success....and survival! North of Girdwood, Alaska |
