11:30 am Friday: Climbing the Rockies
1. huhtikuuta 2022, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
Denver was a mile high in elevation, but I never really felt like we had climbed from Chicago, since it was so gradual. Now we are gaining another 4,000 ft in a very short time. This feels like aLue lisää
12:30 pm Friday: Descending the Rockies
1. huhtikuuta 2022, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 32 °F
We crossed The Continental Divide and are now descending. It's much snowier on the western side of the Rockies. I have no idea if that's always the case but it seems to be true right now.
1 pm Friday: Lunch with strangers
1. huhtikuuta 2022, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 36 °F
This train is so much more full than any of the other ones I've been on. Every table is completely full at every meal in the dining car. Only sleeping car passengers can eat in the dining room rightLue lisää
2 pm Friday: Wow-worthy scenery
1. huhtikuuta 2022, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 43 °F
The scenery is so spectacular that even the clouds spell out "WOW.". The Colorado River traces its way through a canyon, and we are tracing our way along with it.
3 pm Friday: Stunning Scenery
1. huhtikuuta 2022, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
The scenery was amazingly stunning as we follow the Colorado River. Unfortunately I just couldn't get great pictures so you'll have to trust me.
4 pm Friday: Strangers on a Train
1. huhtikuuta 2022, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
I met these strangers on the train.
5 pm Friday: Pre-dinner libations
1. huhtikuuta 2022, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
Since we had two whiskeys we had to do side by side taste tests. Maybe we started a bit early.
7 pm Friday: Surf and Turf Dinner
1. huhtikuuta 2022, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
I decided My last dinner on the train should be the Amtrak standard.
6 am Saturday: Sunrise in Elko, NV
2. huhtikuuta 2022, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 32 °F
Woke up when we stopped in Elko and the sky was just turning pink.
Lost even more time during the night. Evidently we got stuck behind a slow freight train. So now we are running about 3 hours late.Lue lisää
7 am Saturday: Last Shower on Train
2. huhtikuuta 2022, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 37 °F
I had to experience one more slip slidy shower. I took this picture out the lower door while I was waiting for it to free up.
8 am Saturday: Breakfast on the Plains
2. huhtikuuta 2022, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 41 °F
We are on the high plans of Nevada with the snow capped mountains in the distance. Quite picturesque but it looks cold outside.
I forgot to take a picture of breakfast, but I had exactly what I hadLue lisää
9 am Saturday: Winnemucca, NV
2. huhtikuuta 2022, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
This is less a station and more a glorified bus stop. The platform is kind of short and our train is kind of long so we actually had to make two stops at this terminal. Fortunately the sleeper carsLue lisää
11:30 am Saturday: Following the Truckee
2. huhtikuuta 2022, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
We have picked up the Truckee River and we will follow this for quite a ways. At this end of the river it is pretty tiny, more like a large creek.
Occasionally we can see snow capped mountains inLue lisää
12:30 pm Saturday: Reno & Kids & Dogs
2. huhtikuuta 2022, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
The Reno platform is actually one story below street level. The waiting room at platform level is actually kind of charming considering it's basically in a basement.
Right before we hit the station,Lue lisää
1 pm Saturday: Lunch by the Truckee
2. huhtikuuta 2022, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
I went whole hog and got bacon on my burger for my last lunch on the train.
1:30 pm Saturday: Donner Lake
2. huhtikuuta 2022, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
We went right by Donner Lake where the Donner party ate it, so to speak.
There was evidently a bald eagle nest in this area but even though the conductor was trying to point it out I never sawLue lisää
3 pm Saturday: American River Canyon
2. huhtikuuta 2022, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Amazing scenery. Truly amazing!
7 pm Saturday: Last Stop Emeryville
2. huhtikuuta 2022, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
We skirted the bay and finally arrived at Emeryville.














































MatkaajaDid Frances / Cliff join you in Denver?
Sarah McCabeyes they did!