Re: home : )/Amtrak

I must confess that I like to drive. Don't know why; just enjoy it, good weather or bad. But I've also taken the train a bunch of times, and enjoyed that also. My last of any consequence was the Auto Train from WDC to Florida. Not much to say about it because it was mostly at night. Most memorable was a trip from Denver to Salt Lake City--left Denver in the evening and snaked up the eastern slope of the Rockies, then followed the Colorado River down to Grand Junction before turning north. Great trip. The train had a naturalist/geologist guide who pointed out sights--bald eagle nests, geologic formations--as we trundled along.
The club car [which always has the best seats for viewing the countryside] was the temporary residence of a large contingent of self- described jack Mormons [I'd never heard the term before] who regaled us with amusing stories about growing up in that singular faith and finally, as the renegade Catholics say, "kicking the habit." Probably an experience I'll never forget. 
.
On Jun 27, 2008, at 2:47 PM, Johnson, Cyndi D Civ USAF AFMC 95 CG/ SCSRT wrote: 


Take along some Dramamine. Husband wishes he had...but who knew you
could get train-sick?

Cyndi


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf Of Theresa G.
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 2:39 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] home : )/Amtrak

Yep- but not that far.  You'll want to see how long it will take you.
The train is definitely more fun and easier than driving though.
Theresa

Patricia Dickson wrote:

We just drove in....11:45 Pm...  2 days of driving.  Long long way to

drive.

I may check on the train for my next drive up.  Has anyone ever taken

Amtrak?

Tricia


----- Original Message ----
From: cathy carpenter
<cathycrc@comcast.net>
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008
8:17:27 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] home : )

Not really, but they have an active
group. The office is on the state
fair grounds, I think. Springfield also
has a large garden club, and
is home to the Prairie State Orchid Society.
cathy carpenter
west central IL, z5b



On Jun 24, 2008, at 9:45 AM, Patricia
Dickson wrote:



I just sent a note to the master gardener program here in
Springfield.  I
thought maybe I could attend some meetings or help out


with a


project.  Do you
know any MG's from here?
thank you, Tricia


----- Original Message ----
From: cathy carpenter <cathycrc@comcast.net>



To: gardenchat@hort.net


Sent:
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 6:56:46 AM
Subject:


Re: [CHAT] home : )


I'll be home
most of the time this fall - am sure we


can work out a


date. Springfield is
a little less than 2 hours directly


east and a


little south of Quincy.
cathy
carpenter
west central IL,


z5b



On Jun 23, 2008, at 8:23 PM, Patricia
Dickson wrote:



I will


be here in Springfield for the next 2 nights then


back home


to Ok.  I



will do my PT therapy for my rotator cuff, 6 weeks,


then come back


to


stay


until Dec or Jan.  I hope to come visit while I


am here for the


fall.  Will


you be home this fall?  How far is


Springfield from you?


Thank you for the


information.
Tricia


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