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August 12, 2004
Riding Around America: Goodbye Seattle
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I'm sitting in the library again, killing some time before my train, the Empire Builder, leaves for Chicago at 4:45. I've decided that three and a half days in Seattle was too much. Yesterday there wasn't anything of major interest for me to see. Or at least nothing that I was interested in. I think I may have lost some momentum here in Seattle due to all the traveling I've been doing. Not that I didn't have a good time here, I'm just looking forward to being back on the train again and getting to a fresh city. Chicago has more places to visit and more baseball to watch - both the Cubs and White Sox will be in town. Other things I'll be visiting are the Art Institute, Science & Industry Museum, and the other usual suspects. If any readers have suggestions for more obscure places or attractions to visit, please let me know.
The Seattle-Chicago leg of my trip is the longest and perhaps the most historic one yet. It's over 2200 miles, passes through seven states, and makes up over 25% of the entire journey. Speaking of distances, by the time this whole thing is over I will have travelled 8000 miles. According to an air distance calculator I found online, this is roughly the distance between New York City and Calcutta - or Seattle and Singapore. In other words, it's a long way but I'm stoked, stocked (with food and books), and ready to go.
Posted on August 12, 2004 at 1:04 PM