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An Elusive BridgeThis is a story of a life time quest. A long and difficult search was rewarded with the pure beauty. Time: 00:00:42 |
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Adventure BeginsThis adventure started on Christmas, in a shopping mall. There were a lot of nice railway paintings in a gallery but one had the most wonderful bridge ever. We decided that we just must see it with our own eyes. Time: 00:02:33 |
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A mystery got a nameFinally, a mystery go a name. On the railway model show, we have seen a layout of "our" bridge. Now, we should find this place in real. Time: 00:01:32 |
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Going to the DestinationRailway in the mountains is an wonderful thing to see. A lower Spiral Tunnel impressed us a lot! Time: 00:02:05 |
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'Close' does not mean 'easy to find'!We came to the destination but could find neither bridge nor railway tracks. We have seen a lot of interesting things like old grades, wooden avalanche sheds, hotel remains... Place changed a lot since it was first built and we even started to doubt whether that bridge is still there? Time: 00:03:37 |
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And, 'found' doen't mean 'easy to get'...Maps of the area are not good in the railway part. Information they give is contradictory and incomplete. Finally, we found one of the tunnels and could match the different maps info with the terrain. After all, we could spot the bridge high up in the forest. Time: 00:02:47 |
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Local residents are hairy and scary...We are in the bear country! An attempt to use the old railway grade has been stopped by big and hairy local residents. Time: 00:01:58 |
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Snow is not much better than bearsScared by bears, we made another attempt in winter. No success again: too dangerous, too much snow. Time: 00:01:28 |
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Finally, a SuccessFinally, we got to our destination. What an impressive thing! The bridge certainly worth all that effort of searching and climbing. Time: 00:04:16 |
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An Unexpected BonusOn the way back, we run into another rail way bridge - the longest one we ever seen. Time: 00:00:57 |
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