High Line Horseshoe Curve 2

by Donna Kennedy

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High Line Horseshoe Curve 2

Artist

Donna Kennedy

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Photograph - Photographs

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Original Fine Art Photography by Donna Kennedy..

As the black smoke and steam blasts into the air the Durango Silverton vintage train clicks and clacks along the narrow gauge rails, the cars swaying heavily back and forth, along the placid waters of the lower Animas River past green and golden meadows. As the train chugs higher into the vertical landscape, the land gets more radical although the rail parallels the river the entire journey, mirroring the water's curves and gradient. While the water flows effortlessly downhill, the train labors uphill, firebox roaring, smoke billowing into the sky.
When the wind changes, the cinders blow back over the passenger cars, swirl in the windows, land like whispers on cheeks, settle coal taste on tongues. If the experience feels authentic, it's because it is the real thing, providing nearly the exact same experience as in times past. Along the High Line, you can lean over the side of the car and look hundreds of feet straight down into the river below. Here in the steep mountains, the Animas is no longer peaceful and placid, but squeezed tight between narrow canyon walls, laced with challenging rapids and tinged glacial blue. Such a beautiful and exciting experience I will never forget..

Thank you to the Administrators that Featured this photo in the following Groups:
-Images That Excite You
-Photographers From Around the World
-Fine Arts Professionals
-Out West-13 States
-Premium FAA Artists
-Five Star Artist

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December 15th, 2016

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