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We arrived at our cottage at 8:30 pm on Friday
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Our back porch is right on the Pemi River - whose rushing sounds make for great sleeping
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We arrived early Saturday morning at Marshfield Station, home of the cog railway
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Peppersass - Engine No. 1
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First run of the day, first run of the season - the steam engine is warming up
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This engine was built in 1902. That's durable technology!
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Waiting on the platform, we could see the sun glinting on the tracks going up the mountain
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We're moving, we're moving! View from the front a short while after getting underway.
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Engine at work: view from the rear of the car
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Blowing steam and smoke
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Panning right, spider and soot adhere to the glass
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The slope steepens. The brakeman is standing at the front.
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Side view as the front of the car tilts upward
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This baby puts out some smoke! This is the view outside our window.
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When the train paused, I snapped this shot of vegetation bathed in the morning light
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A higher view, framed by twin plumes of smoke and steam
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a cloud peeks from behind the slope
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Our brakeman checking some stuff out at one of our stops
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Here the tracks split
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Rime ice makes its appearance as we near the Summit
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Our smoke cloud rises up along with us
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The Mt. Washington Observatory: our destination
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The end of line
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Here we disembarked
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From here, we saw one of the cleaner, biodiesel engines moving up the slope
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Engine at the top
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Close-up of rime ice
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Which also lined the train tracks
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Nelson Crag trail head. From here we head down and to the right
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Ice, who said anything about hiking on ice!
