Ski train journey in March, 2023
A ski train journey in March, 2023 I travelled to Winter Park ski resort in March, 2023 aboard Amtrak’s Winter Park Express. What great fun! No car! Yay!
A ski train journey in March, 2023 I travelled to Winter Park ski resort in March, 2023 aboard Amtrak’s Winter Park Express. What great fun! No car! Yay!
In Crested Butte, the winter of ’79-’80 was big. Snow buried buildings and skiers rejoiced. I moved to the town just before that big snow and partook of it. It was also a time of political intensity, as the Amax mining corporation was pushing hard to build a billion-dollar molybdenum mine in the Red Lady … Read more
A Guy From My Class Won the Nobel Prize Douglas W. Diamond was in my Brown University class of 1975. On Oct. 10, 2022, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that he is one of three recipients of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. I didn’t know him, had nothing to do with him, … Read more
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In Kingston, NY, a small tourist train brings joy and happiness to thousands of kids each year, especially during the holidays with its Santa train. This small private enterprise is threatened by advocates who want to rip up the rails and turn the route into a trail. The right-of-way is owned by a public entity, … Read more
This is the website for Gary Sprung, aka “Gnurps”. I’m a lucky, happy guy in my late ’60s with a great wife, Carolyn, good work, good brain, good home. This site is where I present my photography, my writing, my likes, and my database and web development skills.