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Black Rock Station

Posted on January 11, 2023 (January 11, 2023) by Wes Modes

A mysterious rural train station appearing in the Black Rock Desert has become unstuck in time, haunted by ghost trains heard but not seen….

Freight Train Riding

Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 11, 2019) by Wes Modes
Bryn rides the now defunct Santa Cruz local.

I’ve hopped freight trains for transportation and adventure since 1992 all over the West Coast and Midwest, attending annual hobo gatherings in various places….

Urban Adventuring

Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 12, 2019) by Wes Modes
Even an ordinary urban landscape can provide opportunities to exercise your physical creativity. A stair rail becomes a slide. A brick facade becomes a climbing wall. A storm drain becomes a labyrinthian cavern.

A city skyline says different things to different people. To an urban adventurer, it is the siren on the rocks beckoning “Climb me.”…

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