Winnemuca, Nevada
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A beautiful sunset over the mountains in the Nevada Desert. It appears our first drama has happened.
The train has come to a standstill here at Winnemucca, Nevada, apparently due to a signal problemもっと詳しく
A beautiful sunset over the mountains in the Nevada Desert. It appears our first drama has happened.
The train has come to a standstill here at Winnemucca, Nevada, apparently due to a signal problemもっと詳しく
Arrived 04:30 Salt Lake City, still an hour and a half behind schedule, and still 4,500 ft above sea level, all considered a pretty good night aboard the California Zephyr. The train runs soもっと詳しく
We basically followed the mighty Colorado River all the way back to its origins up in the peaks of the Rockies.
The train track generally followed the river most of the way due to the elevationsもっと詳しく
The changing landscapes are incredible to see. From one place to the next the landscape varies with different types of mountains.
You see so much of this stuff in the movies, but when you see it firstもっと詳しく
Coming through Arvada just before Denver, Colorado. The trip through the Rockies was incredible, a trip I highly recommend that anyone take in their lifetime. I'm glad we did.
We hear all about theseもっと詳しく
Finally reached Denver and seems we made up a little bit of time but still about an hour behind.
Hopefully we'll make up some more time through the night and get to Chicago with enough time to collectもっと詳しく
Arriving in Omaha City at 06:15 Wednesday morning. The first night on the train was a little difficult, but the second night was much better as I had become adjusted to the best sleeping positions andもっと詳しく
Once we came down out of the Rockies into Denver everything started to change almost instantly.
After a peak of around 9,000 ft we came down into Denver at about 5,000 ft. Over night by the time weもっと詳しく
These country towns are quite quaint compared to our Aussie towns.
Well just 5 more hours till we reach Chicago, but the downside is we are now over 2 hours late which means the car company may beもっと詳しく
Crossing the mighty Mississippi River at Burlington, Illinois.