tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575417631109784818.post1352539735508111266..comments2023-07-24T11:24:24.639-04:00Comments on Riding the USA: Centralia (Ghost town)GFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08254196892811043203noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575417631109784818.post-29465517223072827332011-05-26T09:59:22.727-04:002011-05-26T09:59:22.727-04:00Jack:
Thanks for the offer. Next time I'm in t...Jack:<br />Thanks for the offer. Next time I'm in the area :-) e-mail has been sent. I am going to read your entry about Centralia. My parents live in Manchester so I am near Toms River a lot.<br />I love taking pictures and my blog is about "so much to see, so little time", I like to show the country through pictures ;-)GFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08254196892811043203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575417631109784818.post-41182610373699689842011-05-25T21:46:11.744-04:002011-05-25T21:46:11.744-04:00Dear George F:
I am so sorry I didn't know yo...Dear George F:<br /><br />I am so sorry I didn't know you were running out through Valley Forge. You were 15 minutes away from the house here, and I'd have been delighted to offer you pie and coffee. <br /><br />If you zap my e-mail address, I'd be delighted to sent you my phone number. <br /><br />Your ride to Centralia made me smile. I conducted a tour of that desolate town in 2006 with 11 riders. Nine out of the 11 jumped the berm for the closed highway. My friend Chris tok my K75 over the barrier, then came back and did it again with another F650.<br /><br />My purpose in taking this ride was to prove that we could take advantage of this global warming and cook our lunches on the scalding pavement. We did. The details of the ride were covered in a five page article in the BMW MOA magazine — The Owners News. If you are interested in the story, you can find it at:<br />http://jackriepe.blogspot.com/2010/06/if-you-cant-stand-heat-stay-out-of.html<br /><br />I loved the pictures you took in both Centralia and Valley Forge. Despite the fact it is only 12 miles down US-202, I have yet to see an re-enactment there. <br /><br />I will be making a lot of trips to Toms River this summer, as my mother is again living in Holiday City. I sincerely hope to meet you by the ocean one afternoon. <br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack/ Reep<br />Twisted RoadsJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575417631109784818.post-3120936829939310882011-05-19T22:03:48.928-04:002011-05-19T22:03:48.928-04:00Andrew:
Thanks
These guys take pride on the hardwa...Andrew:<br />Thanks<br />These guys take pride on the hardware :-) There were lots of canons spread throughout the park, we just didn't have time to stop everywhere.GFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08254196892811043203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575417631109784818.post-49579396190211824522011-05-19T15:54:58.229-04:002011-05-19T15:54:58.229-04:00Interesting stuff George, that polished brass cann...Interesting stuff George, that polished brass cannon looked absolutely amazing - nothing like that is made these days, what incredible workmanship. I must say that battle re-enactments are very interesting and help to perpetuate the history of an area, good photos!the riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681668130209585709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575417631109784818.post-29954957947156123802011-05-19T09:08:55.482-04:002011-05-19T09:08:55.482-04:00Kari:
Yea, I think they had a much harder life tha...Kari:<br />Yea, I think they had a much harder life than us today, can you imagine, no cell phones and no SMS? ha ha I love to see old stuff like this too.<br />Yes, it's a creepy place, to know there's a fire underneath and there's nothing you can do about.<br /><br />Ken:<br />These canons took a long time to fire and reload. To see the steps they have to go through before it's ready to fire again is amazing.GFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08254196892811043203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575417631109784818.post-50557096124514684582011-05-19T09:02:56.556-04:002011-05-19T09:02:56.556-04:00Sonja:
Unfortunately war is with us all the time :...Sonja:<br />Unfortunately war is with us all the time :-(<br />I was born in the 60's too, but I have seen the results of war, that's why I no longer live in Africa, I was 13 when we had to run from Mozambique. Africa is a beautiful place to travel and I wish I could go back and travel through the continent :-(GFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08254196892811043203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575417631109784818.post-27262794856512110942011-05-19T06:18:31.692-04:002011-05-19T06:18:31.692-04:00Nice! Two things new to me that I must see; a bras...Nice! Two things new to me that I must see; a brass cannon fire, and a ghost town with an underground fire!Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10224016448511521446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575417631109784818.post-31319183736501169902011-05-19T00:06:43.907-04:002011-05-19T00:06:43.907-04:00Cool images of the reenactment. We've gone to ...Cool images of the reenactment. We've gone to a few, and it's interesting to see the old clothes, tools and guns. <br /><br />I've heard of Centralia. I can't remember if it was a tv show, or how I heard of it, but it sounded so strange, almost creepy. Fires that never die.Bluekathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13485258388887249275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575417631109784818.post-57496558996946649512011-05-18T23:04:39.273-04:002011-05-18T23:04:39.273-04:00George, not sure I get the idea behind re-enactmen...George, not sure I get the idea behind re-enactment of war, but I was raised by flower-power parents, so that might explain why. Lovely pictures anyway. I totally want to visit your area, and Centralia will be put on my list. What an intriguing story, and what a scary thought that the underground fire is still burning and burning... thanks for taking me there.SonjaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389245948579828531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575417631109784818.post-54533979045346403872011-05-18T22:44:11.968-04:002011-05-18T22:44:11.968-04:00Lori:
We didn't plan anything, it was on the r...Lori:<br />We didn't plan anything, it was on the route I planned to go up to Centralia. We were just lucky.<br />There's lots to see in Valley Forge including a museum, you can spend the whole day there. I think they fire every Sunday, not sure about other days, you might want to consult this page:<br />http://www.nps.gov/vafo/planyourvisit/index.htm<br />Let me know if you ever come this way, I will meet you guys there ;-)GFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08254196892811043203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575417631109784818.post-15321878676497822492011-05-18T22:27:43.029-04:002011-05-18T22:27:43.029-04:00While Centralia is on my list of sites that I real...While Centralia is on my list of sites that I really want to see, you have put Valley Forge higher on that list. Had you planned to be there on a day when they actually fired? Or was that luck? Do they fire daily? Or every weekend or something? The pictures look wonderful with that brass. So cool. Just so cool!!!<br /><br />I'm sorry it rained, but you had so many wonderful successes on your adventure. It seemed to turn out all right.<br /><br />-LoriBeemerGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15239761274177026636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575417631109784818.post-60299301229530058092011-05-18T21:02:24.985-04:002011-05-18T21:02:24.985-04:00Richard:
Thank you. I love military equipment rega...Richard:<br />Thank you. I love military equipment regardless of age but this old stuff is intriguing. I didn't know Jack wrote for the MOA mag, I will ask my brother to borrow his mag. I'm planning on going with my brother, it would be nice to meet there.GFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08254196892811043203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575417631109784818.post-60029963172345307582011-05-18T18:50:44.447-04:002011-05-18T18:50:44.447-04:00The colors in your photos are wonderful. And enjoy...The colors in your photos are wonderful. And enjoy seeing all of the black powder hardware (an old hobby). Centralia does look interesting. I first heard of it a long time ago and more recently in Jack's article in the BMW MOA magazine. <br /><br />Maybe I'll run into you at the rally in Bloomsburg.RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.com