I Awoke In a Fog
Day Ten. Back to East Coast humidity, I guess -- very foggy in the Pennsylvania mountains. Reversing course from the trip out, so I got...
Day Nine
Iowa is pretty along the tracks -- pretty repetitive. Lots of bucolic fields and woods. We crossed the Mississippi a little after noon,...
Farewell to the West
Left Denver right on time. The Rockies were apparently in mid-game. A little bit better view of Denver on the way out. They cleaned the...
Wyoming Rocks!
Yes, they are. Overall Wyoming is not the most dramatic of states. I now know, having spent most of my day in it. Ted liked the last...
It's a Butte. And Right Purty, Too.
Western Wyoming. This makes 50 of 50 states in which I have at least set foot. Can't say I've missed much! Plenty of trains out here. ...
What Happens in Elko Stays in Elko
There is a lot of nothing in Nevada. After Reno, there is mile after mile of scrub desert. Even Verizon forsakes this area. But it does...
Over Donner Pass
Turning northeast from Sacramento we pass the huge rail yards at Roseville. Literally hundreds of Union Pacific locos awaiting service. ...
On the (Rail)Road Again
Day 7. Drove up from Ted's house in Woodside to Emeryville (near Oakland) where Avis thoughfully placed a rental car office that opens...
Afternoon at Ted's
A relaxing afternoon at Ted's totally redone house in the hills above Woodside. This is a back view from the pool area. The view. The...
Exit at Emeryville
Day 6, Sacramento to Emeryville, CA at the end of the Coast Starlight leg of the trip. Those aren't smudges on the window, those are hot...
