This is a little dark, but I love how you can see the outline of the little boy’s glasses. And this is really what riding the Zephyr is like: incredible scenery, visible without even straining your eyes or craning your neck.
I was in the last car from Denver to San Francisco. My favorite thing to do was stand and watch us leave train tracks behind.
I like this picture because you can see the rest of the train ahead of my car.
Earth and sky in Colorado.
The river we followed for most of the trip out of Colorado.
The river was full of people rafting, camping, fishing, and swimming. I felt like a spy watching them on their vacations.
The dining car, where I ate dinner as we rolled through Utah.
The china was not real, as I thought. But I did score free desert!
Unlike the trips to Chicago and Denver, the trip to San Francisco was full of tunnels through the many mountains.
Donner Lake, home of the infamous Donner Party tragedy. The lake is gorgeous, though, and very large. There were housing all along the edge of it. Despite the creepiness factor, I think it would be a really nice place to spend a week.
Awesome! I can’t wait to hear (in person) all about your trip!