In the 1880s, narrow-gauge steam locomotives, like
those at Roaring Camp, were used to haul giant redwood logs out of the mountains.
These powerful little engines were able to climb steep grades while pulling
enormously heavy loads. The steam engines at Roaring Camp date from 1890 and
are the oldest and most authentically preserved narrow-gauge steam engines
providing regularly scheduled passenger service in America.
Roaring Camp's steam trains travel over trestles,
through towering redwood groves and up a winding grade to the summit of Bear
Mountain, as conductors narrate the history of Roaring Camp, the railroad
and the forest. The camp is comple with a general store, depot, steam-powered
sawmill, covered bridge and opera house. The round trip last 1:15 hours and
cost US15.50.
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I left my hotel at around 945am. The trip to the
place takes roughly 45 minutes. It really resembles a drive to Genting
since the road is windy and hilly. It was quite foggy so the picture
has a blur look on it.
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Scenery around the camp. Being a virgin forest, the place is full
of oak and redwoods. The sight is superb. Along with the just nice
chilly weather, its really an eye opener to the beauty around here.
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The entrance to the camp. What you see here is an authentic covered
bridge which is very old. Description of the bridge coming up next!
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As you can see, the bridge is very old. Some of the pictures you
will notice a colour difference (generally whitish, and the other
greenish), this is due to the fact some photos are taken later the
day, so there is more light coverage.
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An authentic old school. The school is basically a one room building
with a whiteboard and some tables plus chairs. Really nice cozy tuition
place:). Just like the one they have in Malaysia (sekolah pondok).
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A general store. The small red building in front is a chicken roost.
This is basically a gift shop now so I managed to get a few postcards
and some nice maps. Other than that, there is a very nice firewood
heater inside.
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Toilet. Free. Go anytime you want. The other object of interest is
the water throughs you see that they used to water their horses. (not
there anymore)
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Its a Dewan Rakyat. Sort of. Well, now its a function hall for people
to use for weddings (very common here, somehow people like to get
married on a train) On my visit, there was a small wedding going on.
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Portrait painting. Seems to be a common thing at tourist destination(
just like A-Famosa). The guy on the right is a fellow Varian engineer.
He was the one who brought me to this camp. His idea. The name is
Stan.
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Just a nice thing that I saw. Ducks.....just plain ducks.....
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