Where in the world are we?

  Tonight we are camped in the same campground we camped last night.....It's a bit of a bit of a Zoo. There's a diverse group of folks here, and there are plenty of them. The good news is we think they are all wierder than we are!....LOL.
  We drove a lot yesterday, and I was too tired to post on the blog, so let's see what I can remember.
  We left Felton and ended up in Jamestown, or Columbia...or where ever we are, but it's near the aforementioned places.
   We went to the State Railroad Museum in Jamestown, aka The Sierra Railroad. It's a beautiful facility with one of only two Roundhouse / Turntables that have been operating since the turn of the last century. I got some great video of the number 3 engine steaming up, backing onto the turntable. getting turned 270 degrees and pulling onto the lead for the track we went for a ride on. (If you like trains, that's a really cool thing to watch). They were saying the turntable may become "history" in a few more years.
   Also, almost all of the engines and some of the train cars have been in movies, starting before there were even "talkies". Over 100 movies have been shot using the equipment from this railroad! From Buster Keaton, Clint Eastwood, Michael J. Fox and Michael Landon to name a few folks who have been here shooting scenes from Movies like "The Great Chase", "The Virginian" "Pale Rider", "Eldorado" and "Back Tto The Future 3", to TV series such as "Little House On The Prairie", Petticoat Junction" and a couple others thast escape my memory.......
  Engine number 3 was called to pull our train today. It was a big deal, as this engine is seldom used. It's sort of the Queen of the fleet. It recently underwent a complete overhaul that cost $1.5 Million dollars! It was disassembled down to the last bolt and all new "everything" was installed, including a new boiler.

   Here's a pic of the engine as it was being steamed up. I was able to get some great video of this engine steaming yup, and backing onto the turntable and being directed to the right track to pull our train.
   We had a good time on the train and then went for a drive to the city of Angels Camp to see what we could see. We walked around town and found a Museum. It had a lot of equipment relative to Gold Mining and related industries. They had a big water wheel, and an operating model of a 5 stamp Stamp Mill. They had a collection of wagons and carriages that had to exceed 100 pieces. These are all kept indoors and out of the weather. There were LOTS of things to see.
   Tomorrow we're hoping to cross Yosemite and end up in Mammoth. It looks like we're headed for colder weather!

   Here's a video of the "Petticoat Junction" water tank....It was was removed and replaced by a tank with a roof on it....The new tank holds more water, too.
  There was a LOT of old railroad "junk" laying around. Complete locomotives were waiting to be restored. I guess the State is contemplating closing Parks like this to save money....Seems like the wrong thing to do. There are only 5 paid employees, but 250 volunteers!
  Hopefully, we'll be writing from a nice campground tomorrow night....If we find a Campground.....and if we have the Internet.......and if my computer doesn't quit again........and if something happens worth posting.......C-Ya!