I love the train. I would love to take a cross-country train trip one day.
In the mid-80s I took the train from Utah to Pittsburgh for a visit with my family when I still liked them enough to make the effort. At that time, the California Zephyr still stopped in my town, I don't think it does any more. Going through the Rockies to Denver was amazing, all the canyons and rivers and vistas. The ride across the plains was scary because the rails were so uneven, I'd look down the car through the doors to the next car, and they were probably 20 degrees off from each other or more.
Nowadays the Zephyr leaves Salt Lake City at 3 in the morning or thereabouts, but it would be lovely to ride to Denver and back again.
Gewurtztraminer in the fridge. I don't think I've ever had a Gewurtztraminer I liked, but maybe this will be a first. Or maybe I will learn how to report back to the Tasting Room that one of their selections is definitely not to my taste. Either way, valuable information will be gained.
Refrigerated is the magic word, I believe. I've got an IPA and an Abbey ale. I think it calls for the Abbey, today. I've been off IPAs for a while.
Amtrak.com says the Zephyr stops in Helper, Provo and Salt Lake, Connie, looks like bus connections to some other cities. Hm, that train actually leaves from hereabouts at a fairly convenient time. The Coastal Starlight is middle of the night departure or arrival either direction.
Forgot to bring my allergy meds home. I hope I put them on my desk at some point rather than leaving them in a conference room.
Amtrak.com says the Zephyr stops in Helper, Provo and Salt Lake, Connie,
Provo is my town! When I plugged Provo into Amtrak's trip planner, they wanted me to schlep to Salt Lake to get the train. Stupid trip planner. But I think my credit rating would object if I put together another trip so soon. Though a short hop to Denver would only take three days tops, what with turn around times, and I bet it would be really cheap. Maybe my summer trip next year.
Well, that's no darn good! I hope you don't need them tonight.
It's this Abbey, -t. [link] Another fine entry by the New Belgium brewing company. I like quite a few of theirs, especially the Fat Tire and the Snapshot, although I haven't liked many of their seasonals.
The FBI has had my fingerprints since I covered a visit to campus by Patricia Nixon as a student newspaper reporter. When I was a newspaper reporter, the paper was getting me Secret Service credentials, and the city editor said to me, "Should I worry about you? They didn't ask how to spell your name."
the city editor said to me, "Should I worry about you? They didn't ask how to spell your name."
To which you smile faintly and say quietly, "It's classified."
