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Our
Journey
West
By Jean Jeffers, Staff Writer
Want some excitement? You’ll find
that and a fun-filled adventure as
you cross the Northern Rockies by
Amtrak.
Blue skies and soft breezes met us
as we made our way on this, our getaway vacation. We enjoyed a smooth,
relaxing ride across the northern
most part of our land to Seattle
Washington, down through Oregon
to California and then back through
the heartland, the mid-western states.
My partner and I watched as small
western towns, large cities, and rural
scenes rolled past. We rode coach
while some of the less adventurous
souls opted for sleeper compartments
which also provided seating during
the day and had the advantage of
showers available.
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As one of our party related, “I
would awaken and look toward
Canada, and see the sun rising over
the Plain states. The sun cast a golden
glow on the flat lands. It was truly
mesmerizing.” We sat in the sightseer lounge where coach seats faced
panoramic windows with a full view
of the countryside. Here were also
booths for those wishing to play cards
or games. Volunteer rangers provided
narratives about the history and folklore of the places we passed.
We left Cincinnati on the Cardinal
headed for Chicago, where we transferred to the Empire Builder. This
train took us northwest through
Milwaukee, St Paul, Minneapolis,
Fargo, and then straight west. Going
west, we traveled through North
Dakota, Montana, Idaho, and then
Washington.
There were lush green orchards,
and farm lands in Wisconsin and
Minnesota, then broad sprawling
ranches on the amazing flatlands,
where cattle roamed and horses were
seen feeding on grass. In these flatlands, the roads we saw were lonely,
with few travelers, probably because
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