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Old 01-25-2019, 02:48 PM
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Great little documentary with profoundly deep philosophy on many levels, at least to me. I can completely relate to what he is saying. Besides the importance of preserving the traditions of the railroad and the hard working locomotives that truly made the westward expansion a reality, there is much to be said about a man being surrounded by nature and truly feeling at peace.

Deep in our DNA is the code to be free, to be at one with nature for that is our roots and the way of life for every other living organism on this planet. The concrete jungles erected and surrounding us in the past few centuries just do not feel natural no matter how much spin the city dwellers put on it. They are confining, suffocating, man made atrocities underlining everything that is wrong with the modern world.

To live and breathe free is to be at one with nature. Doesn't get much better than the West with all the scenic, natural beauty. To experience that at a leisure pace on one of those steam spewing beasts from the past is a treat indeed. Consider yourself lucky Dave and thanks for sharing.
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