Tues Oct 4: 3:00 pm: Las Vegas, NM

We had a very brief stop in Las Vegas, NM. Since nobody was getting on and nobody was getting off they just stopped the train, opened a door, looked out, and made sure that there wasn't a last minute passenger running for the train. Then we started up again.

I went to go look out the back door again. You just get a different view of the world from that angle. Now I'm sitting in the observation car. This is actually my first time sitting here on this trip.

Just when I think we are leaving the mountains and heading into the plains, we see some more striking mesas.Read more