Nevada Northern Railway #2

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After a beautiful sunset --     http://photoblog.eye2eyephotostudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Nevada-Sunset-00209.jpg.       The next morning I awoke to this.
My vacation was starting out very well.

Go, See. Enjoy.
Dave

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