• A final farewell to The California Zephyr

    A final farewell to The California Zephyr

    19 June 2025 I am feeling so relaxed. This train trip has been all that I needed it to be. Much of the Thursday landscape was desert, so it was a bit of a shock to suddenly see the abundant waters of The San Pablo and San Francisco Bays. There was a bit of confusion Read more

  • Chicago to San Francisco: A spiritual experience

    Chicago to San Francisco: A spiritual experience

    17-19 June 2025 On Wednesday the 18th of June Mike and I looked out the window of our Amtrak sleeper cabin and watched the landscape of our country change dramatically. It was a quiet, humbling and spiritual experience. We were in awe. As Mike took photographs, I wrote phrases in my journal, a fifty two Read more