From the Rockies to the Big Sky

After falling asleep in the eastern part of Washington state, we travelled across the topmost portion of Idaho, crossing that … More

Pugent Sound and Cascades

On leaving Seattle the Empire Builder to Chicago travels past the Pugent Sound and through the Cascades mountains on the … More

There had been only one tourist sight on my list of places to see in Seattle, which has however been … More

I re-boarded the Coast Starlight at midnight. Fortunately it was on time, so I didn’t need to wait too long … More

When I wrote my post introducing this trip I realised that I had not written up many of my visits … More

The train arrived in Sacramento at 1 am, an hour behind schedule. I had decided to spend 24 hours in … More

People often talk about southern California (SoCal) and northern California (NorCal) but rarely talk about Central California where SoCal and … More

These pictures are presented in the order in which I took them and you can see how the colours of … More

The Sunset Limited crossed into California around 1am and pulled in the Los Angeles Union station at 7 am. The … More

Like the flora post, these are presented in the order in which I took them. I had been told that … More