Originally Posted by wild mary:
...Also no track jammed in every available space and plenty of natural scenery. Yer sir, that's just about as perfect a layout as I've ever seen. The land was there first then they built a railroad.
That is what impressed me as well! Though it's always a case of different strokes for different folks--and always should be that way as far as a hobby is concerned--I must admit that I'm a big fan of layouts where the scenery dominates, when possible.