August 24

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.

Traveling via AMTRAK through 16 states in 16 days.  110 hrs and 5 nights on a train.  Visiting some of the best parks in the world.  We will be hiking and driving on the road to the sun.  Hopefully we will have a few stories to tell you here along with a lot of great…

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…

We are in South Lake Tahoe. A big change from the really small towns we have been staying in. They actually wanted $29 to park the car. We are only paaying $39 a day to rent the car. We had a great Mexican dinner last night that makes it worth while. We also have a…

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.

The views you get driving around this lake are incomparable.  The one big problem is on the weekends people come from every direction.  Every available spot along the road has a car parked on it. We took a short 2.4 mile hike around an alpine lake before we left for the train.  right now we…