Parking at the Grand Canyon; ca.1914
Did our ancestors have balls of steel or were they just stupid?
“It took a lot of grit to drive the car right towards that fearful plunge, but Mr. Wing, who handled the wheel, had every confidence in the car and its control, and did not put on the breaks until the front wheels were right at the very edge of the precipice.”
“I confess that it made me shudder with apprehension, as I watched him, so cool and confident, driving where one little slip would mean a plunge of two thousand feet into the gorge below; and when he finally said, ” that will do, let’s chuck block her,” I was only too glad to slip a good sized rock in front of the rear wheel, so we could leave the car and size up the situation for a photograph.”
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Red Cross workers search for victims buried in cars following snowfall, New York, Buffalo, February, 1977
Red Cross workers search for victims buried in cars following snowfall during the Blizzard of “77.” Only about 12 inches of new snow fell during this event but high winds coupled with existing snow in western New York and accumulated snow on the surface of frozen Lake Erie combined to cause major difficulties. New York, Buffalo, February, 1977
I hope to be remembered for my atrocities! 