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bmcrae		#1 Posted : 21 July 2009 22:36:13(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 17/12/2004(UTC) Posts: 970 Location: Okanagan Valley, BC		You may recall my original topic here, https://www.marklin-user...ault.aspx?g=posts&t=5100 On Friday last week I went back down to Osoyoos for another visit to see Poul Pedersen and the completed expansion to the Desert Model Railroad. My kids are away visiting my inlaws so it was a chance to travel down alone and take my time talking with Poul and enjoying the new scenes! I believe now he has around 4000 square feet of trains. My timing was good for this trip, because if I had waited one day then I would not have made it home due to highway closures because of a forest fire near my home town of Kelowna.....
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dntower85		#2 Posted : 21 July 2009 22:57:18(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 08/01/2006(UTC) Posts: 2,218 Location: Shady Shores, TX - USA		Thanks for the pictures, Perfect timing.... A friend of mine was telling me about this layout and I went to there web site but the pictures on the web site do not do it Justice. I hope your safe from the fires
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steventrain		#3 Posted : 21 July 2009 23:08:04(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 21/10/2004(UTC) Posts: 31,606 Location: United Kingdom		Nice pictures. I hope your house safe from fire.
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bmcrae		#4 Posted : 21 July 2009 23:11:01(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 17/12/2004(UTC) Posts: 970 Location: Okanagan Valley, BC		Quote: [size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by dntower85 <br />Thanks for the pictures, Perfect timing.... A friend of mine was telling me about this layout and I went to there web site but the pictures on the web site do not do it Justice. I hope your safe from the fires Hi Darren. My pictures don't do it justice either. It is definately worth a visit (or two, or three, or.... ) for any model railroad fan. Thanks for your well wishes. The 2 fires burning west of Okanagan Lake near West Kelowna are a few kilometers away from me. For those of us living on the east side of the lake in Kelowna, the biggest concerns are taking care of our friends affected by the fires, and the air quality as it continues to drop, and drop.
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bmcrae		#5 Posted : 21 July 2009 23:12:51(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 17/12/2004(UTC) Posts: 970 Location: Okanagan Valley, BC		Quote: [size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by steventrain <br />Nice pictures. I hope your house safe from fire. Thanks Stephen. We are safe, but the house smells like smoke all the time and my patio furnishings are covered with ashes.
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Bigdaddynz		#6 Posted : 22 July 2009 01:08:45(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,665 Location: New Zealand		Great pictures, thanks for the update. Hope you and your family and property stay safe. There's been enough damage caused this year by bush fires, without any more.
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bmcrae		#7 Posted : 22 July 2009 01:45:11(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 17/12/2004(UTC) Posts: 970 Location: Okanagan Valley, BC		Quote: [size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by Bigdaddynz <br />Great pictures, thanks for the update. Hope you and your family and property stay safe. There's been enough damage caused this year by bush fires, without any more. Thanks for the kind words David. The good news is that during this period of poor air quality, our kids (aged 9, 6 and 4) have been several hundred kilometers away on a camping trip with my mother/father-in law. They will be back this coming Friday so hopefully the fire crews can continue their great progress to date and get these fires taken care of. The winds have been fairly calm so they are gettng some help.
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kimballthurlow		#8 Posted : 22 July 2009 09:03:06(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 18/03/2007(UTC) Posts: 6,669 Location: Brisbane, Australia		Great model train set, thanks for sharing. regards Kimball
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Ian555		#9 Posted : 22 July 2009 12:58:15(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/06/2009(UTC) Posts: 20,240 Location: Scotland		Hi Fantastic model layout,just how it should look. Should give us all something to aim towards,the only problem being the 4000 square feet required! Ian
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frankie		#10 Posted : 22 July 2009 14:38:36(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 27/10/2006(UTC) Posts: 692 Location: Italy		I am wondering why it defines it the Desert Model Railroad... Just because is in a deserted area? That's not the theme of the layout. A bit far for me, but I agree, worth a visit, if I ever get to that part of the world.
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Darren W		#11 Posted : 23 July 2009 20:40:35(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 01/01/2007(UTC) Posts: 643 Location: Alberta		Osoyoos is located on a high elevation plateau that is very dry and arid. I am not sure if it actually is a desert but I would not be suprised. I am hoping to make a trip down there soon to see this wonderful layout. Glad to hear you are on the other side from the fires. One of my co-workers has parents that were evacuated and his sister was stuck in town due to highway closures. Let's hope they get the fires under control soon. Darren
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bmcrae		#12 Posted : 24 July 2009 00:15:36(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 17/12/2004(UTC) Posts: 970 Location: Okanagan Valley, BC		Alessandro, I believe this geographic region is described as semi-arid. The further south you go through the Okanagan Valley, the more desert-like it becomes. Darren, let me know if/when you decide to go visit as I might be able to meet up with you. They also have a Tim's in Osoyoos!
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frankie		#13 Posted : 24 July 2009 13:58:34(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 27/10/2006(UTC) Posts: 692 Location: Italy		How far is from Yellowstone? That's somewhere I always wanted to go!
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Darren W		#14 Posted : 25 July 2009 01:57:50(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 01/01/2007(UTC) Posts: 643 Location: Alberta		Yellowstone National Park in the United States is about 1100Kms from Osoyoos so about a 12 hour drive. Try a search on google maps.
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Bigdaddynz		#15 Posted : 25 July 2009 14:18:26(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,665 Location: New Zealand		Some Osoyoos videos.
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steventrain		#16 Posted : 01 August 2009 10:59:11(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 21/10/2004(UTC) Posts: 31,606 Location: United Kingdom		Great video, I have to watch two other videos later.
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nevw		#17 Posted : 01 August 2009 11:27:21(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 27/08/2005(UTC) Posts: 11,071 Location: Murrumba Downs QLD		Magnificent and awe inspiring. Great work and great pictures. N
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ulf999		#18 Posted : 01 August 2009 15:24:17(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 12/05/2005(UTC) Posts: 1,908 Location: Stockholm, Sweden		Great pictures!
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