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August 19, 2004
Riding Around America: Backtracking to Minneapolis
There's probably not much sense in writing about my trip from Chicago to Minneapolis because I'm backtracking but I'm putting this up simply to maintain the continuity of the travelogue. Basically, the ride on the "Empire Builder" was pretty uneventful. I found myself thinking of the eight hour trip as "short" which shows how my perceptions of train travel have changed.
I am in Minneaoplis now, staying with my family. It's always nice to be back in the area where I grew up. To emphasize that I am back in my "hometown", I'm attending an eighth grade reunion tonight (my first reunion of any kind) which I'm a little nervous about.
I don't consider the trip over, just because I'm here. Actually, I'll be seeing a few things this weekend in LaCrosse, WI and maybe dipping into Iowa and Illinois briefly. It will be nice to travel with the family like we did back when my brother and I were kids.
Although I won't be riding on a train again until the end of the month when I go back to New York, the travelogue will continue. In the next couple of days I'll be sorting through my Chicago photos and putting up a gallery of selected images. I'll also be writing a little retrospective of the trip and posting ten tips for travelling by train. So, there's much more to come. Stay tuned.
Posted on August 19, 2004 at 11:32 AM