Misoverestemations
I have misoverestemated how much there is to do in this ere town, and so am planning an excursion up north.
Plan D (after throwing out A, B and C) is to:
fly to Seattle WA,
train down to Portland OR, for a 3 hour stop,
train to Sacramento, CA, 15 hour trip, 3 hour stop,
train to Denver, CO, 33 hour trip,
fly back to texas.
I can take a 24 hour stop and several locations, but unfortunatly the salt lake city stop that looks quite nice is at 0415 am, anywhere else pretty much would work
I’m reliably informed that this will give me some of the best scenery in America. including the north west, the upper reaches of the Colerado river and large chunks of Utah.
See a map of available stops here: map
Any sigestions from yall? or alternate routes that would work?
BTW, I trying out some new options with comments, specifically relating to email updates. if it all goes feet up, please email me.
October 18th, 2007 at 0856
Plan D sounds like a good one.
The Colorado river can be spectacular and Amtrak is a good way to meet *lots* of people and see lots of places without getting tired of driving.
It’s easy to underestimate the distances involved. I used to work out how far the journey was by comparing it to Europe - so that ‘little’ jaunt out to Winslow to see Meteor Crater one day, turned out to be the same as driving from here to Milan!
Enjoy!
October 18th, 2007 at 1214
What about San Francisco?
You’ll be reasonably close when you get to Sacramento and even if you only see Lombard St, the Pier 39 area and Alcatraz, it might be worth a small detour to ride on a cable car
However, I got married in SF so I suppose my opinion might be slightly biased…
October 18th, 2007 at 2017
33 hour train journey is 3 short of my record - good going! Didn’t time delays, was far too drained, so you can’t pip me if you get stuck either
Trip sounds good, glad you arrived safely, and new toys looking good too. Get really close up with that macro!
Haven’t got a clue where you should stop off - you’re in N AMerica and that’s really not my territory. Knock yourself out in Santiago though- go climb a mountian
Quick admin point - you’re getting a few emails for the 50, but people think £80’s a little high. What can I go down to? Just to irritate you, I’ve sold both the 135 and the beercan, for 140 and 110 respectively
Cheers!
Adam
October 22nd, 2007 at 0940
I agree with “Plummet” about San Fran - you’ve got to give it a look. And as you are in Seattle, why not nip over the border and have a look at Vancouver - still my favourite city in the world. If you think about going, let me know and I can give you a list of “must see’s”. And when you’re in Portland, get somewhere where you can get a view of Mount Hood - it’s spectacular. Happy trails.