Denver

mountain people and good coffee

I have a short overnight stay at a nice and welcoming hostel and a long train trip ahead of me.

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It's cold and grey and snowing a bit in Denver and after an exhausting 19h bus ride with no heat i cannot appreciate that.
The outskirts appear industrial and stark, and the landscape is flatter than I had anticipated. But when I step out of Union Station at 10:30 a.m., I’m surprised by the unexpected sense of calm of this city.
I head toward the hostel, hoping for a warm meal and some much-needed rest. The truck stop food I’ve had so far has not been cutting it and neither has the bit of sleep i got cramped on the greyhound.

At the hostel i get a very warm welcome and a hot chocolate and stock up on food for the train trip tomorrow.

I get up early to walk to the station. Fortunately the sun's out and the city seems really nice despite the slight tension in the air, due to this being election day. There are reporters in front of the state capitol and people are voting at union station. Fingers crossed, it's only everything on the line.

I hop on the Amtrak train that will take me all the way through the Rockies, Salt Lake City and Tahoe to Sacramento within the next 32h.Read more