bshirley I woke around 7:30 pacific time, but the train was now in the mountain time zone. The scenery was an ever changing collection of typically stark mountains that Utah is known for. The engineer commented that the type of rail we were passing over would lead to a rougher ride than normal, and he was … Read more
I began the day with a 5:45 wake up call. Not on my list of favorite ways to start the day. But I had already checked the bedside clock several times through the wee hours; I got out of bed and turned on the lights. I had done no prep the day before, so I … Read more
I’m skipping a week of my trip, and when I do get to it, it will be less coverage than the rest.
Here’s a nice video from the BoingBoing people about some stuff at the Maker Faire I was at a few weeks ago in San Mateo.
I got up Sunday morning and it was sunny with blue skies. Chad and Summer drove me to the train station. Chad explained Reno’s “big dig” – the fight to take the rail line subterranean in downtown. Inside the old station there is an exhibit describing it as well. Residents voted against it, city council … Read more
On Saturday I woke to the continued cold and rainy Reno. I found out later it was the longest string of days with rain since 1911. Chad, Summer, and I went to Virginia City, an old mining town not too far out of town. We went through windy hills to get there. There is a … Read more