tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512907930430148230.post6017117554660012847..comments2023-10-17T06:36:02.228-07:00Comments on Rich's PedalPoint: The Otis Incline Railway (Part One)Rich Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393911346958078094noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512907930430148230.post-76333938776043783752021-07-18T11:30:40.666-07:002021-07-18T11:30:40.666-07:00Nice to hear your story :-)
Nice to hear your story :-)<br />Rich Coffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393911346958078094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512907930430148230.post-73914276616421461342021-07-18T06:46:54.552-07:002021-07-18T06:46:54.552-07:00Some friends and I used the Otis ascent to go up t...Some friends and I used the Otis ascent to go up to Palenville Overlook one time...over 20 yrs ago. I was pretty shocked to see this structure still standing! My companions were brave enough to walk on top of it, but not me! I stayed on the solid ground and scurried up the hillside to meet them. On the way back down I thought I'd built up enough courage to try walking on top of the Tressel. Got about 6 ft down the middle support, where I encountered a board. It was only about two inches higher that I had to step over. My foot would not do it! I could not get myself, at that downward angle to step over the board! I was like....."Nope! I tried" Went back to the solid ground....scurried my butt back down the hill. It was a great experience though! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09480932764596704876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512907930430148230.post-21436116377792002792019-08-30T14:32:36.297-07:002019-08-30T14:32:36.297-07:00That the trestle remains is amazing.That the trestle remains is amazing.Russ Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17586083637805291834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512907930430148230.post-43527770524720670492019-07-16T19:29:38.514-07:002019-07-16T19:29:38.514-07:00BBlas - amazing adventure - thanks for sharing - b...BBlas - amazing adventure - thanks for sharing - back in high school everything seemed limitless didn't it? - just do it! I love the part where you balanced on the trestle - crazy and ballsy - but you remember things like that forever!!!Rich Coffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393911346958078094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512907930430148230.post-63822657897780142492019-07-16T19:27:21.664-07:002019-07-16T19:27:21.664-07:00Gino - great to hear from you - of course share it...Gino - great to hear from you - of course share it on your blog!! We need to do another trek together. Maybe in the fall?<br /><br />Rich Coffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393911346958078094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512907930430148230.post-66459455535204072262019-07-16T19:23:28.446-07:002019-07-16T19:23:28.446-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Rich Coffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393911346958078094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512907930430148230.post-51882305406909336602019-07-16T16:50:38.765-07:002019-07-16T16:50:38.765-07:00Fantastic Rich! I would love to share this on my ...Fantastic Rich! I would love to share this on my Rail-Blog! I have a dozen postcards of the Otis and have been meaning to build a blog entry with them. You did a great job as always!!!!Gino’s Railpagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869238900331376925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512907930430148230.post-46822777380719095032019-07-16T08:57:00.573-07:002019-07-16T08:57:00.573-07:00I was still in Highschool when my friend, Mike Fis...I was still in Highschool when my friend, Mike Fisher and I did the entire length from bottom to top. Being very young and from Kingston, we both had no idea what to expect. Even then, I was a local history nut. I had volunteered as a guide at the Senate House and loved to know everything I could about the history of our wonderful area, including the Mountain House that had just been torched by New York State a few years earlier. We did the climb I April when the vegetation was at it's minimum, especially Poison Ivy! The trek was strenuous as we climbed straight up hilland, when we got to that 60 degree inclined trestle, we decided to walk on top of it. There are three, one-foot wide lenghths of poured concrete stauntions to choose from. We chose the middle one to balance as we walked in it. At one point, it was a terrifying 60 foot drop to the bottom where a trail or old logging road passed underneath.<br />After that adventure over that bridge the rest of the trek seemed relatively easy. Soon, we reached the top, where we saw old machinery (now completely gone). The best part of the hike was that we had no idea that the top of the mountain was not forest as we had expected, but a beautiful park with many people. Boy, were we surprised to see that! It was my first "discovery" of North Lake! One of my fondest of memories.BBlashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03255751497152292398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512907930430148230.post-55808230144477262152019-06-11T14:29:03.142-07:002019-06-11T14:29:03.142-07:00Excellent as usual, glad to hear Greg was with you...Excellent as usual, glad to hear Greg was with you, that could have ben a dangrous trek alone.Mike/Anne Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14049875663274906988noreply@blogger.com