I was heading down to Des Moines last night and I decided to check out the Kate-Shelly High bridge on the way. It is definately a beautiful site and no pictures can do justice for the view. On the southwest side a dirt road goes down a hill and under the bridge as you can see in the first picture. Then you go across a wooden plank bridge on north of the KS bridge. I am definately going back there!!
Also as i was going across that wooden plank bridge I saw a guy on the sandbar with a tripod. So I thought to myself, hmmm odds are this is a railfan so I parked my truck and took a stroll down there talked to him for a while. Turns out he's a sales rep from the South Dakota area and this area happens to be within his territory. Also he does some Articles every once in a while for CTC Board Magazine. He also told me that he was planning on doing an article on the Kate Shelly bridge so I'll be watching that magazine more carefully.
Jake
P.S. Bob - Could you print out some of these pictures and show them to Rob at the club. I'm sure he'd like to see them. Thanks
Also as i was going across that wooden plank bridge I saw a guy on the sandbar with a tripod. So I thought to myself, hmmm odds are this is a railfan so I parked my truck and took a stroll down there talked to him for a while. Turns out he's a sales rep from the South Dakota area and this area happens to be within his territory. Also he does some Articles every once in a while for CTC Board Magazine. He also told me that he was planning on doing an article on the Kate Shelly bridge so I'll be watching that magazine more carefully.
Jake
P.S. Bob - Could you print out some of these pictures and show them to Rob at the club. I'm sure he'd like to see them. Thanks