Back in July of 1963 a couple of friends and I journeyed to Soap Creek to what was left of Pickering Lumber Company's steam operation. The trip from highway 108 to the logging camp at Soap Creek didn't look very long on the map. It turned out to be a exercise in perseverance. The road, which passed through aptly named Hells Half Acre, turned out to be miles of washboard coated with talcum powder-like dust that invaded everything. And around each bend was apt to be a logging truck bent on making as many runs as possible in one day. What we had planned on taking an hour or so to cover took at least three. When we arrived at the camp we were rewarded by shay number 33 working the re-load. In this photo 33 is setting a boxcar of supplies off next to the dining room kitchen. The car had just arrived from Standard on the diesel powered main line train. Being stuck hours away from the nearest eating establishment we were able to talk the paymaster into letting us eat with the loggers for a very reasonable fee. Dinner and breakfast were what you would expect at a logging camp...good food and lots of it. We slept outside in the woods while listening to 33 switch log cars. I sure wish I had the chance to relive this experience.