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kinsol trestle BY MARTIN EVENING
the Shot
The Kinsol Trestle crosses the Koksilah River in Vancouver Island, British Columbia. It was built as a logging line to transport timber, although it was also used as a passenger line for a short while. After being discontinued in the late ’70s, it fell into disrepair until work started a few years ago to restore the trestle to its former glory. Tony, a photogra- pher I had met in Victoria, kindly arranged for us to both go on a photography day trip there. Ignoring a sign that read “Danger: The Dog Has a Gun and Refuses to Take His Medication,” we took a short hike along a marked trail road to reach the start of the trestle bridge. It’s a huge and magnificent structure that looks like something straight out of an old Western movie. One can easily imagine Casey Jones riding the Cannonball Express over the tracks!
