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- Hari 1
- Ahad, 1 Disember 2019 6:00 PG
- 🌙 19 °F
- Altitud: 5,240 kaki
Amerika SyarikatDenver Union Station39°45’9” N 104°59’58” W
False Start
1 Disember 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌙 19 °F
The alarm went off at 6 which was mighty early. While Russell was in the shower, I checked the train status to discover it was almost 3 hours late. So we went back to sleep for a couple hours. CheckedBaca lagi
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- Hari 1
- Ahad, 1 Disember 2019 10:20 PG
- ☀️ 32 °F
- Altitud: 5,240 kaki
- Amerika SyarikatDenver Union Station39°45’9” N 104°59’58” W
True start
1 Disember 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 32 °F
We stayed in the oldest hotel in Denver, The Oxford Hotel. It was only a half a block from the train station.
We left our hotel at 10:20. The walk to the train station involved some logistics as weBaca lagi
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- Hari 1
- Ahad, 1 Disember 2019 11:45 PG
- ☀️ 32 °F
- Altitud: 5,226 kaki
- Amerika SyarikatDenver Union Station39°45’15” N 105°0’1” W
All aboard!
1 Disember 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 32 °F
We lost even more time so that we are now 3.5 hours late. But we are on our way!
I've got my train shoes on!
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- Hari 1
- Ahad, 1 Disember 2019 12:00 PTG
- ☀️ 32 °F
- Altitud: 7,877 kaki
- Amerika SyarikatCoal Creek39°54’32” N 105°21’27” W
First lunch
1 Disember 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 32 °F
We both got the burger for lunch. It was pretty good but I forgot to take a picture.
After lunch, I discovered that I am missing my credit card. Did I leave it in the bar last night? I'll try callingBaca lagi
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- Hari 1
- Ahad, 1 Disember 2019 1:40 PTG
- ☀️ 32 °F
- Altitud: 9,173 kaki
- Amerika SyarikatEast Portal39°54’13” N 105°38’8” W
Moffat tunnel
1 Disember 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 32 °F
Crossing the continental divide though a 6 mile tunnel. Everyone has to stay in whatever car they are in because they don't want to open exterior doors in the tunnel. I guess the air in the middleBaca lagi
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- Hari 1
- Ahad, 1 Disember 2019 2:05 PTG
- ☀️ 30 °F
- Altitud: 9,009 kaki
- Amerika SyarikatBuck Creek39°53’27” N 105°45’56” W
First stop: Winter Park
1 Disember 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 30 °F
Russell took advantage of the stop to go outside and wipe down the windows. I took advantage of the cellular connection to lock down my lost credit card. The bar where I probably left it is not openBaca lagi
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- Hari 1
- Ahad, 1 Disember 2019 2:40 PTG
- ☀️ 28 °F
- Altitud: 7,963 kaki
- Amerika SyarikatGranby-Grand County Airport40°4’59” N 105°55’36” W
Second stop: Granby
1 Disember 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 28 °F
We are running about 4 hours late and heading into a cell dead zone.
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- Hari 1
- Ahad, 1 Disember 2019 3:10 PTG
- ☀️ 25 °F
- Altitud: 7,346 kaki
- Amerika SyarikatTroublesome Creek40°3’24” N 106°18’46” W
The rockies in snow
1 Disember 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 25 °F
We spoke to some people on the train who did this route last week in the eastbound direction and there was no snow then. We really lucked out on the big storm that just came through, but the westernBaca lagi
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- Hari 1
- Ahad, 1 Disember 2019 4:17 PTG
- ☀️ 25 °F
- Altitud: 7,398 kaki
- Amerika SyarikatBeaver Dam Gulch40°1’42” N 106°27’18” W
More beautiful scenery
1 Disember 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 25 °F
Russell is up in the observation car making new friends, but I'm enjoying the view from our compartments.
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- Hari 1
- Ahad, 1 Disember 2019 5:00 PTG
- 🌙 23 °F
- Altitud: 6,430 kaki
- Amerika SyarikatDell39°52’48” N 106°51’24” W
Stopped on a siding
1 Disember 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌙 23 °F
We have stopped on a siding to let the eastbound California Zephyr train pass us by.
It took 30 minutes of waiting for it to pass.
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- Hari 1
- Ahad, 1 Disember 2019 5:11 PTG
- 🌙 25 °F
- Altitud: 6,562 kaki
- Amerika SyarikatDerby Junction39°51’12” N 106°55’36” W
Sunset came too early
1 Disember 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌙 25 °F
It's hard to make out the scenery and even harder to photograph it
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- Ahad, 1 Disember 2019 5:53 PTG
- 🌙 25 °F
- Altitud: 6,237 kaki
- Amerika SyarikatDead Horse Creek39°35’39” N 107°10’33” W
We have internet!
1 Disember 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌙 25 °F
This is good but it means I can also access the Amtrak website to find out we are now 4.5 hours late. Best case we may be able to make up 3.5 hours of that but that will still make our connectionBaca lagi
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- Ahad, 1 Disember 2019 6:21 PTG
- 🌙 27 °F
- Altitud: 5,761 kaki
- Amerika SyarikatGlenwood Springs39°32’53” N 107°19’25” W
Third stop Glenwood Springs
1 Disember 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌙 27 °F
Russell got a chance to do the windows on the other side. He even managed a swipe at the neighbor's windows.
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- Hari 2
- Isnin, 2 Disember 2019 1:41 PG UTC
- 🌙 27 °F
- Altitud: 5,577 kaki
- Amerika SyarikatNew Castle39°34’18” N 107°32’12” W
Pre-dinner refreshment
2 Disember 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌙 27 °F
I don't think the entire 2 cases will make it to California.
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- Ahad, 1 Disember 2019 7:35 PTG
- 🌙 27 °F
- Altitud: 4,977 kaki
- Amerika SyarikatUna39°22’12” N 108°8’48” W
Dinner
1 Disember 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌙 27 °F
Very Yummy!
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- Ahad, 1 Disember 2019 8:06 PTG
- ⛅ 30 °F
- Altitud: 4,587 kaki
- Amerika SyarikatGunnison River39°3’54” N 108°34’12” W
Fourth stop: Grand Junction
1 Disember 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 30 °F
No window washing at this stop, but we are having cake and wine.
Woohoo! We are only 4 hours late. We are making up time!
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- Ahad, 1 Disember 2019 9:42 PTG
- ⛅ 32 °F
- Altitud: 4,911 kaki
- Amerika SyarikatCrescent Junction38°56’30” N 109°49’34” W
Bedtime
1 Disember 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 32 °F
Our room attendant is making up the beds. Quiet time starts at 10.
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- Ahad, 1 Disember 2019 10:05 PTG
- 🌙 30 °F
- Altitud: 4,068 kaki
- Amerika SyarikatGreen River Airport38°59’36” N 110°10’14” W
Fifth stop: Green River, UT
1 Disember 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌙 30 °F
Our first stop out of Colorado! We are still running about 4 hours late. I fully expect t sleep through the next few stops. Don't expect any more reports until we are in Nevada.
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- Isnin, 2 Disember 2019 3:02 PTG UTC
- ❄️ 28 °F
- Altitud: 5,059 kaki
- Amerika SyarikatHumboldt River40°50’6” N 115°45’6” W
Elko, NV: first call for breakfast
2 Disember 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ❄️ 28 °F
I think I am going to have more sleep instead of pancakes.
We made up another 30 minutes in the night and are now only 3.5 hours late. We will miss our original connecting train from Emeryville toBaca lagi
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- Isnin, 2 Disember 2019 7:37 PG
- ☁️ 32 °F
- Altitud: 4,843 kaki
- Amerika SyarikatTyrol40°38’24” N 116°9’54” W
Scary monster in my compartment!!
2 Disember 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☁️ 32 °F
Oh. Wait. That was a mirror. Never mind.
We are in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas.
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- Isnin, 2 Disember 2019 8:00 PG
- 🌧 34 °F
- Altitud: 4,413 kaki
- Amerika SyarikatStone House (historical)40°50’6” N 117°11’2” W
Breakfast
2 Disember 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌧 34 °F
I clean up quite nicely if I do say so myself!
I went up to breakfast alone and met some nice people. Russell joined us for coffee.
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- Isnin, 2 Disember 2019 9:26 PG
- 🌧 34 °F
- Altitud: 4,341 kaki
- Amerika SyarikatNixon Park40°58’6” N 117°43’60” W
Winnemucca, NV
2 Disember 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌧 34 °F
Long stop here to take on a bunch of passengers. Still haven't made up much time.
Next stop Reno and we head into the Sierras proper.
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- Isnin, 2 Disember 2019 11:11 PG
- ⛅ 36 °F
- Altitud: 3,999 kaki
- Amerika SyarikatMassie39°35’6” N 118°59’47” W
High Plains Driftrr
2 Disember 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 36 °F
We are rolling across the plains of Nevada with foothills (mountains?) in the far distance.
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- Isnin, 2 Disember 2019 11:26 PG
- ⛅ 36 °F
- Altitud: 4,081 kaki
- Amerika SyarikatArgo39°35’48” N 119°8’36” W
Now THESE are mountains!
2 Disember 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 36 °F
Not sure if they come out in the photo, but trust me. This time I see serious mountains.
K the train from Chicago to denver,boulde.r and was so thrilled an excited I stayed up all night . The next day when I saw the mountains from afar it looked to me like the edges of the world had been crimped up. By the time I got to boulder I felt like I had landed on the moon. What a fabulous time it has been.
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- Isnin, 2 Disember 2019 12:16 PTG
- ⛅ 39 °F
- Altitud: 4,564 kaki
- Amerika SyarikatReno39°31’42” N 119°48’42” W
Sweet! Rhonda
Wonderful