Providence Hill

On July 3, 2009, Southern Pacific 4449 launched its first leg of a 7 day journey to the mid west on July 3rd. It's route was from Portland, OR, to my current town of residence, Spokane, WA. Given a long love affair with this locomotive (that started when I was only three years old), I couldn't pass up the opportunity to foam at her.

Hour four of chasing her up from the Oregon border: Providence Hill. While only an hour and a half from my house, I had not heard of this apparently well known railfanning location. Upon arrival, we discovered several hundred people lined-up along the side of the road, waiting to take pictures.

This is one of my favorite shots of the trip, and to think that I almost decided to ditch my camera to pay 100% attention to being in the moment. (Starting at this point, I attempted to just enjoy the experience rather than viewing it through a lens.)

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