August 22

We are back on the train today. We leave from Portland and head to Sacremento overnight. We have a sleeper car which makes the trip much better. We change trains in Sacremento and head for Reno. This should be a very senic part of the trip as we go through the Donner pass.

Rapping up 2022 we made two trips to North Carolina this year.  We spent time in Brevard and Highlands.  We did a lot of great hiking so check out the pictures and videos.

Our first day in the Rocky Mountian National park. We got an up close look at a moose. We are staying at a hotel on grand lake. The lake is the largest natural lake in Colorado and is at an altitude of 8,367 feet. We hiked today to Cascade falls, just over 8 miles. The…

Well we have been stuck on the train about two hours from Portland in Rosevelt WA. Due to a broken track. We had our first night in a sleeper car last night. It was a lot better than slleping in a coach seat. We had a great time in Glacier Park. The Road to the…

I understand that some of you were having problems with the gallery on your desktops. I think that I was able to correct the problem. If you have only been looking at the pic s with your phone you really should look at them on a bigger screen. I have been shooting in high Def…

We are staying at the Izzak Walton Inn.  The inn was built during the great days of the railroad to cater to the rail employees.  It is a train stop today with a working yard next door.  Of course every thing is train themed.  There are several rooms on the grounds that are converted rolling…