Part of my excitement for being on a train for 4 days was that there'd be amazing sights, right? Well there are two flaws that I have discovered:
1. It's winter, meaning it is pitch black outside by dinner time.
2. Pine trees, hills, farms, and dust all start to look the same VERY quickly.
On the bright side, I did get some good glimpses of snow from the observation car while we were stuck behind a freight train on a mountain in Cali.
Yup, trains have traffic, too! Who would have thought it?
At dinner, all meals are by "reservation," and parties less than a full table (4) are just about guaranteed to be sat with someone else.
My seat mate, Eric (whose name I learned at dinner even though we had been talking all afternoon...oops) and I were seated with a woman and her 9 year old grandson. Even though we will most likely never see each other again after this trip, we had a nice little family dinner. :)
And that's really all there is to it...
All I can do is send snapchats in the moments I have reception, nap, eat, and look at mountains which will soon turn into deserts, I think.... I don't know, it's dark!
I also don't like this notion of having no idea where I am. I think we're in Nevada still? I know we passed through Reno what feels like a while ago, and we're supposed to be making it to Salt Lake City around 3:00 AM (My phone says it is currently almost 9:00 PM). Oh well, I just know I'm on here until they kick me off in Chicago.
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