Ride on a Cable Car

“It was a fine spring day and I wanted to be among those hanging onto the car’s upright poles to ride on the outside of the car. As another car approached, the grip warned us to suck it in so as not to sideswipe the passengers hanging onto the approaching car. But my cold caused a fit of coughing and soon I was back inside sitting safe and secure on a wooden seat as other passengers moved away from me.”

“We were lucky to be the first to board one of the cars and snagged two seats in front. Aron chose to hang off the side on the footboard, holding onto one of the poles, while I held tight to Hudson (who had a blast, especially imitating the “ding ding ding” of car’s bell). It’s a pretty thrilling ride. The cars operate along a continuously rotating cable, but also—occasionally—coast downhill on gravity.”

“When I first moved here, I was riding on the outside of a cable car and I had to jump off as we approached a parked truck that was too wide for the parking spot. A few of us jumped off to avoid being clipped. I was young enough to consider that to be fun!”