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Mountain metal

            I caught new shots of one old dump up at Heil Canyon stables and ranch inside the corral for my Heil Ranch series. I made my way up Lefthand Canyon again then turned up Heil Canyon. Even though I have been up to the open space before, I never remembered the corrals and ranch buildings... or the trash heaps but I wasn't trolling with my digital camera then. After I opened this capture, I started to notice all the elements of scrap and derelict metal machinery. Among the heap was a Caterpillar, Chevy pick-em-up and old unidentified tractor for motive power. Strewn about were the tires and lubrication necessary for operation... as well as a shopping cart if short of supplies.

Here is another example of converted rail cars that outlasted their useful days on rails. The first car beyond the building is standard gauge caboose that was re-roofed, while the one behind appears to be an old box. The silvery car was apparently a metal clad passenger car although rails were never laid up to here. The caboose looks like it's the oldest. It looks like it was made of more parts than the others. I suppose that the cars were used for all manner of storage when Heil was a working ranch and stable. 

I'd better get a move on, the day is beginning to swelter... the temp was 97 when I got back to town. The temps were well up for the spell. We'll, OK I would have turned in the distance at Golden Ponds anyway but here I am wandering about the foothills and this is a fine place too.

Taken on: July 23, 2015

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