The Things You See When Traveling....

Especially with Mike! Since we arrived late to our half way point home on Thursday evening and being wired from driving, Mike chose to read from the guide books which were left in our hotel room. Lucky for us, because on our way home on Friday, we took a detour and had the chance to see this...... Wonder what it is? It is the steepest vehicular plane in the world. What? You might ask and why? Apparently back in 1889, Johnstown, PA had its worst flood ever and it destroyed most of the town and killed more than 2,000 people. As a result, in 1890 the Cambria Iron Company began construction on this inclined plane to carry people, horses and vehicles to Westmont if there was ever another flood. Now it is just a wacky tourist attraction for people like Mike to find and visit. Its has a 71 percent grade (as you can see looking down) and its length is 896.5 feet.

The ride up....

Daniel having no problem at all with the heights or the craziness of this adventure.....

Despite the wackiness of it, the view was amazing....

Leave it to Mike to find a jewel in the ruff from a tour guide magazine.