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 Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Trip Reports Trip Report - Dad's Trip Reply
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| Author | Message Text |
| Rapid Runner |
07/15/2009 05:18PM great report. I hear alot of freight jumping stories from my grandpa still.. he was born in october 1915. |
| Unas10 |
07/15/2009 07:17AM Thanks for all the compliments. TomT, yes there were some pictures, however, I am sorry to say that I am not savvy enough in those matters to get them digitized and posted. I tried taking pictures of the pictures with a digital camera but had sketchy results. I am not sure if they were broke, but they were kind of dead ended. If I am correct in reading his handwriting, they were in Beach, ND. It seems that the foreman of the "Reeve ranch" approached them on the street with a job offer of shoveling grain. He did speak of this trip a couple of times, but I was younger then and did not follow up with the right questions. This is a lesson for all you youngsters (i.e., anyone with older living relatives); Listen to them, ask for details, get them talking about their youth. More often than not, you will be amazed. Isvanderploeg, yes things are different, but they will be different again tomorrow. You are 18, go for it. Grab a couple of buddies and take a trip. Hopping freights is a thing of the past, but I'm sure you could come up with something before life makes other plans for you. PS Run your web name through the spell checker. |
| TomT |
07/14/2009 08:33PM He did this at 17!? It's pretty amazing. Wonder if he ever called home... I want to get one thing straight though. When they caught the freight going west at the end, did they end up working because they HAD to? Were they stuck out west and broke? Also, did he ever talk to you about this trip? Any pics you can post from that era? Thanks for posting this. Great stuff! |
| lsvanderploeg |
07/14/2009 05:06PM Wow. that was really neat. I am 18 and I often think about how easy it would be to just up and go on a trip like that if things were still the same. Very cool! |
| 520eek |
07/14/2009 02:17PM i really enjoyed this one! WOW! Thanks... |
| rmpeterson2 |
07/14/2009 09:04AM Good story. Wish there was more detail. Thanks. |
| Soledad |
07/10/2009 02:52PM That was a great read! What an adventure they must have had, thanks for taking the time to post it. |
| Mad_Angler |
07/09/2009 08:21AM Thanks for the the report. I have to say that it is the most unique and one of the most interesting trip reports on BWCA.com Thanks again... |
| dogwoodgirl |
07/09/2009 02:08AM How cool! My folks grew up during those times, and looking through their letters after they died was pretty eye-opening. My straightlaced, "normal" mom hitch hiked all over the East Coast. Different times, I guess. |
| MIpaddler |
07/08/2009 11:46PM yeah sometimes i wish i lived in a simpler time, just maybe not the great depression. cool story. |
| willys53 |
07/08/2009 10:14PM Brought back memories of my dad telling stories. Thanks! |
| Doug |
07/08/2009 09:39PM What a great story! Things were sure different back then. Sometimes I wish I lived in that time period. Life was so simple. Thanks so much for posting it!! |
| Wallidave |
07/08/2009 09:24PM Nice report. I work at Proviso train yards...CNW back then, today Union Pacific. Dave |
| whiteh20 |
07/08/2009 09:00PM Thanks for sharing, it was a different world then. |
| Arkansas Man |
07/08/2009 08:58PM Oh the simplicity of times past... Fantastic report! Bruce |
| kanoes |
07/08/2009 08:54PM THAT WAS AWESOME! thank you so much! |
| dadof6 |
07/08/2009 08:43PM This was VERY COOL! Wow...how times have changed. Thank you so much for sharing this with us. . |
| Unas10 |
07/08/2009 07:12PM New Trip Report posted by Unas10 Trip Name: Dad's Trip. Entry Point: 62 Click Here to View Trip Report |
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