Rocky Mountain High: Riding the California Zephyr ~ September 27 - 29, 2018
All Aboard the California Zephyr September 27-29, 2018 Thursday, September 27, 2018 We checked out of our Chicago condo at about 11 a.m. and headed to Union Station to begin our adventure on the California Zephyr. We managed to find a bite to eat and then made our way to the Metropolitan Lounge to await the All Aboard notification. Here is Peter in the Metropolitan Lounge watching a bit of the Kavanaugh hearing as we waited. Walking toward our sleeping coach #0532 The hallway outside our sleeping compartment Here is Jeff sitting on our sofabed We have adjoining sleeping compartments with Peter and Betty Lou, so we can open up the adjoining doors and chat! It's nice during the day, but unless we get our steward to lock the doors, it slides open and shut as the train undulates along the tracks. Most of our trip so far has had us passing through farmland -- miles and miles of corn fields punctuated by a stand of trees aroun...