Woke up from my first night on the train. Before bedtime, the porter prepares the bed. The couch folds down and the bedding is
stored in the upper bunk that is not
lowered. I slept pretty well and woke up
about 7:30 am in Green River, Utah. We had travelled from Elko past Salt Lake
City into Eastern Utah overnight. The train motion varied but was pretty consistent
almost like light turbulence on an airplane.
The breakfast was excellent. There were several selections. I had a 3-egg omelet with potatoes, bacon, and a croissant. Also, coffee and juice.
The train route mostly followed I-70 along
and over the old narrow gauge railroad route along the river that was abandoned in 1898. You could still see much of the old roadbed and some tracks.
After breakfast, I headed up to the observation car to finish my coffee and watch the scenery as we
headed up into the Rockies following the Colorado River into Grand Junction,
CO. I was able to pretty much follow the
route on the Apple Maps App even though the only Internet was through my
Verizon Hotspot near towns and cities.
The app identified and displayed the train route as the California Zephyr
along with other geographical features and your location.
We had clear skies to Grand Junction then became cloudy as we
climbed. We began to see snow on the
ground at Glenwood Springs, CO at 5,800 feet. It became cloudier with occasional moderate to heavy snow at the 10K to 11k feet West of Denver.
The views were spectacular. We
made good time however and had to wait 45 minutes just before Denver to arrive
on schedule.
I went to bed East of Denver after using the shower in my
bedroom. It was tight but doable.
The lunch and dinner meals today were also very good. Also met some interesting people and had good
discussions while eating in a communal setting in the dining car.
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