Looking forward
So… Two weeks from today, I intend to be sitting at a window, rolling the miles by. Destination? Chicago and on to New Orleans. About now (roughly 12:40 pm PDT), if all is going according to schedule, the California Zephyr – specifically Amtrak’s…
Amtrak – Some things you probably don’t know.
Ah, Amtrak… Every time some one in Congress looks for an easy target, something to cut out of the budget – especially a Republican representative – Amtrak seems to drop right into the cross-hairs. An easily visible item, one that doesn’t have a…
It’s not the years…
So, I mentioned that I should be heading east in October. Taking a ride along the route of Amtrak’s California Zephyr to Chicago for a start. When it comes to this, I have only traveled between Reno/Sparks and Denver twice. And beyond to…
Cool…
As the temperatures climb near the century mark, today’s image takes you back to another time of year. A time decidedly on the cooler side. Crossing Donner Summit in winter, one gets snow at some point. Even if it is just on the…
A ride into the past
If all goes well, sometime in October, I hope to be heading east. By train, of course. That’s not unusual. Several times a year, I find myself making the occasional day trip out of the Bay Area. Los Angeles or Reno as the…