Carrizo Siding - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] - I found this siding listed as "Carrizo Gorge Siding" on an old topo map of the area and it is not referenced in my copy of the Altamon... (more)

Bridge 7 - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] - One of the many trestle bridges on the Desert Line skirts the hill side as it snakes it's way through the Carizzo Gorge.

The Collapse of the East Portal of Tunnel 16 - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] - Debris from the collapse of the rock around the east portal of Tunnel 16 lies in the road bed after an unusually w... (more)

Debris Pile at the Mouth of Tunnel 16 - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] - A view of the debris pile made up of shattered tunnel bore and large boulders in the East Portal of Tunnel 16.

The Seven Sisters from Mile Post 102 - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] - Looking east at the set of bridges that are collectively known as the Seven Sisters from the West Portal of the old Tunnel... (more)

METRA Bi-Levels at Dubbers Spur - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] - A set of four former Chicago Northwestern (later METRA) cars sit on Dubbers Spur which is adjacent to the De Anza Desert Resort ... (more)

Interior of Tunnel 11 - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] - Looking west thorough Tunnel 11 from the east portal. Most of the tunnels on the desert line are still supported with 100 year old wood... (more)

West Portal of Tunnel 11 - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] - A large Cholla (Genus Cylindropuntia) with numerous blooms on it prepare to burst forward after an unusually wet winter in the Sonoran... (more)

Mile Post 98 - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] - Late afternoon on the Desert Line at MP 98.

Rock Fall Near Tunnel 8 - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] - Winter rains loosen the ground causing rocks to fall on the track below.

Goat Canyon Rock Fall Near Tunnel 8 - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] - After a two year hiatus from entering the Gorge, my riding companions and I penetrated the canyon from the Jacumba portal an... (more)

Rock Fall Near Tunnel 11 - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] -Looking east from about 1/2 mile east of the East Portal of Tunnel 11. After a two year hiatus from entering the Gorge, my riding com... (more)

The View from the East Portal of Tunnel 12 - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] - A view of the Gorge looking east from inside the East Portal of Tunnel 12. After a two year hiatus from entering the... (more)

Welcome to Jacumba California - [Summer Solstice 2015 +7 Series] - The station at Jacumba California.

On the Ground at Dubbers - The first of a set of five (5) former Chicago Northwestern (CNW) commuter cars that were acquired by Chicago Metra (METX) and later sold as surplus lies derailed ... (more)