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- Monday, December 2, 2019 at 12:53 PM
- ☁️ 41 °F
- Altitude: 4,977 ft
United StatesColdron Ditch39°30’18” N 119°59’36” W
Snowy Sierras
December 2, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 41 °F
The fog is occluding the mountaintops so I have no idea how high they go.
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- Monday, December 2, 2019 at 1:36 PM
- 🌧 39 °F
- Altitude: 5,735 ft
- United StatesPolaris39°20’18” N 120°8’18” W
Lunch
December 2, 2019 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 39 °F
Eating burgers while rolling through beautiful scenery. What's not to love?
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- Monday, December 2, 2019 at 2:45 PM
- 🌧 37 °F
- Altitude: 6,014 ft
- United StatesLakeview Canyon39°18’60” N 120°16’47” W
Donner Lake
December 2, 2019 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 37 °F
We passed by Donner Lake just after lunch. That was a bit ironic.
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- Monday, December 2, 2019 at 4:05 PM
- ☁️ 46 °F
- Altitude: 2,392 ft
- United StatesColfax39°5’59” N 120°57’12” W
Colfax, CA
December 2, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
We are well out of the snow level. It's all downhill from here!
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- Monday, December 2, 2019 at 4:15 PM
- ☁️ 52 °F
- Altitude: 784 ft
- United StatesSouth Canal38°53’9” N 121°7’21” W
Traversing the seasons backwards
December 2, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
We started in winter and before you know it, it's fall
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- Monday, December 2, 2019 at 4:21 PM
- ☁️ 46 °F
- Altitude: 2,277 ft
- United StatesIndian Flat39°3’8” N 120°58’22” W
Change of plans!
December 2, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
They just announced that those of us who were originally going from Emeryville to San. Jose will instead be getting off in Sacramento and getting our connection from there. Even MORE adventure!!!
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- Monday, December 2, 2019 at 4:58 PM
- ☁️ 54 °F
- Altitude: 581 ft
- United StatesCaperton Reservoir38°51’26” N 121°12’50” W
Sunset in the mountains
December 2, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
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- Monday, December 2, 2019 at 5:11 PM
- ☁️ 54 °F
- Altitude: 148 ft
- United StatesFirst United Methodist Church38°45’0” N 121°17’12” W
Roseville, CA
December 2, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Last stop before Sacramento. Time to change out of train shoes.
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- Monday, December 2, 2019 at 6:00 PM
- ☁️ 52 °F
- Altitude: 36 ft
- United StatesPeethill38°35’17” N 121°31’23” W
Sacramento transtion
December 2, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
We have left the California Zephyr, a long haul train and have landed on a commuter train the Capitol Corridor. As you can see we are thrilled.
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- Monday, December 2, 2019 at 7:37 PM
- ☁️ 52 °F
- Altitude: 36 ft
- United StatesEmeryville37°50’26” N 122°17’32” W
Emeryville
December 2, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
We finally arrived at the endpoint of the California Zephyr. We beat our original train to this station, so it was a good thing we transferred.
Now it is only bout another hour or so to get home.
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- Monday, December 2, 2019 at 8:45 PM
- ⛅ 55 °F
- Altitude: 52 ft
- United StatesAgnew37°24’2” N 121°58’39” W
Santa Clara CA
December 2, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
So long trains. Now we just have to figure out how to get all of this luggage home
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- Monday, December 2, 2019 at 9:12 PM
- ⛅ 55 °F
- Altitude: 177 ft
- United StatesCuernavaca37°22’12” N 122°3’36” W
Home again, home again ...
December 2, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
And look who is waiting for us?
So beautiful and exciting, I really love the trip west. I know you and Russell must be having a blast.
I suspect the mountains go all the way up, Sarah. Wonderful sunset brilliant and deep red clouds turning the ocean golden here on the coast. I have the window seat. Absolutely sweet end to a jazz weekend.. Thanks to you all for making it possible. We are just leaving Santa barbara. this is the moment when i never want it to end.
Deep in darkness now, and some lovely people have put up Christmas lights. The fields are all set with little six inch plants Anne andrichard