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Day 1: September 29, 2015--Los Angeles to Williams Junction, AZ

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Don't miss today's Gallery ! Two years ago today, my wife Lila and I set off on a nearly-month-long train trip across the U....

Day 2: September 30, 2015--Grand Canyon

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Don't miss today's Gallery ! This was our first real day on the road--and a grand day it was. (I seem to recall us using th...

Day 3: October 1, 2015--Williams Junction, AZ, to Santa Fe, NM

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Don't miss today's Gallery ! Eight hours on the train (arriving in Albuquerque before noon), a pleasant stopover there that ...

Day 4: October 2, 2015--Santa Fe, NM

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Don't miss today's Gallery ! Click the map to enlarge. It's a little roughly assembled, as I scanned it in sections. Num...

Days 5 and 6: October 3 and 4, 2015--Albuquerque, NM, to Chicago, IL

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Don't miss today's Gallery ! In contrast to yesterday's Post and Gallery, today's will be short. Er. Shorter. We l...

Day 7: October 5, 2015--Chicago, IL, to Boston, MA

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Don't miss today's Gallery ! We left Chicago at 9:30 Monday night, Oct. 5; changed trains at Albany (Rensselaer) around 3:00...

Day 8: October 6, 2015--Arrival in Boston, MA

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Don't miss today's Gallery ! We left Chicago at 9:30 Monday night, Oct. 5; changed trains at Albany (Rensselaer) around 3:00...

Day 9: October 7, 2015--Boston, MA

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Don't miss today's Gallery ! Click to enlarge; click again to en yuge . Red Star 1: We started the Freedom Trail. Red Star ...

Day 10: October 8, 2015--Concord, MA

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Don't miss today's Gallery ! The Fitchburg Line to Concord. (click to enlarge) This morning we returned to the Orange Lin...

Day 11: October 9, 2015--Boston, MA, to New York City

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I believe that right about now, travel fatigue struck. What's my evidence? Having left Boston (dang, we hated to leave) at 8:21 A...

Day 12: October 10, 2015--New York City to Hartford, CT

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Don't miss today's Gallery ! Ambling around Midtown Manhattan (Click to enlarge) Today we took a sort of "amble"...

Day 13: October 11, 2015--Mark Twain House, Hartford, CT

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Don't miss today's Gallery ! Let this serve for yesterday's train trip, too; Legs 7 and 8, a round trip. Unlike yester...

Day 14: October 12, 2015--The Statue of Liberty, NYC

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Don't miss today's Gallery ! It is my sincerest hope that soon I will post a map of the day's wanderings; please be patie...

Day 15: October 13, 2015--New York City to Philadelphia, PA

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Don't miss today's Gallery ! We took a short train ride from NYC to Philadelphia today, where we saw two sights: Independen...

Day 16: October 14, 2015--Philadelphia, PA, to Washington, DC

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Don't miss today's Gallery ! Out to of Philadelphia to our first night in Washington, D.C., with evening visits to Messrs L...

Day 17: October 15, 2015--Monticello, VA

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Don't miss today's Gallery ! Today we took a Greyhound Bus to Charlottesville (yes, that Charlottesville) to visit Thomas ...

Day 18: October 16, 2015--Ford's Theater and Mount Vernon

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Don't miss today's Gallery ! A free ticket! Yesterday , we visited Mr. Jefferson (#3). Today we saw where Mr. Washington...

Day 19: October 17, 2015--Washington, DC, to Atlanta, GA

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Don't miss today's Gallery ! A recognizable residence We saw a ton of stuff today--mostly on the outside--as we walked ar...

Day 20: October 18, 2015--With Family near Atlanta, GA

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Very little to say about today--and SO much to be grateful for. The pictures below are worth thousands of words.

Day 21: October 19, 2015--Atlanta, GA, to New Orleans, LA

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We spent the entire day--8:38 AM to 7:32 PM, according to the schedule--in the train, the last "leg" on our 12-leg Rail Pass....

Day 22: October 20, 2015--NOLA: French Quarter 1

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Don't miss today's Gallery ! St. Louis Cathedral on Jackson Square (Photo by Lila) A great, easy-going day strolling aroun...

Day 23: October 21, 2015--NOLA: French Quarter 2

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Don't miss today's Gallery ! They don't call it "The Big Easy" for nuthin'. (Photo by Lila--but concept by ...

Day 24: October 22, 2015--NOLA: Cousin Wayne, Longue Vue House, and the McClains

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Don't miss today's Gallery ! Me, Lila, Wayne, and Rudy. From my Facebook post for October 22, 2015: Another fine day in my...

Day 25: October 23, 2015--NOLA with the McClains

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Don't miss today's Gallery ! Despite owning multiple capture devices, none of us captured the boat itself. This will have to ...

Day 26: October 24, 2015--Flight to LA

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Goodbye, Hello. Farewell to the McClains; Howdy-Do, a splendid lunch, and a trip to the airport with Paul and Trang, old friends from ...