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19-Oct-2014	Jim Stiles

Pend Oreille Valley Railroad

Coming around the bend just over Box Canyon before heading over the trestle over the dam.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III ,Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/80s f/11.0 at 225.0mm iso400 full exif

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hal		25-Oct-2014 00:41
Thank you so much Jim. Most interesting story. l am amused at the name Ponderay. That is almost how one pronounces it... which should be Pondoray. Oray being the way the French pronounce Oreilles the French word for ears. Thanks again very much Jim

Jim Stiles		23-Oct-2014 01:11
As a matter of fact, Hal I do! Only because a friend of mine at work and I were just talking about that yesterday. The French trappers who initially made contact with the local indigenous people saw them wearing these really huge shell earrings, so the called them the Pend d'Oreilles and the name stuck! What's funny is just over the boarder to the east in Idaho they have transliterated the word into Ponderay and have a city by that name as well as several other geographic locations. So there you go!

hal		23-Oct-2014 00:19
A lovely image Jim. Oreille means "ear" and pend comes from the word for hang or hanging. l wonder why this place is called Pend Oreille Do you know ?

Sally		22-Oct-2014 09:13
Wow. This is truly special. The colours and composition are perfect.

Terry_O		22-Oct-2014 06:40
Love it, Jim. Wonderful colors and interest!

Guest		22-Oct-2014 05:23
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