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Los Angeles Union Station main waiting room early morning

Riding the train across the USA: Part 5 — The one with cactuses and a moon

Another train, another journey. Crossing the West to the Pacific. And a chance to explore if I can actually get real work, building websites done on a train far out in the middle of brush and cactus country.

US map with route of my Amtrak adventure marked

Reflections on a train journey

3232 miles of travel by train in 11 days. Stops in Washington, DC, New Brunswick, NJ, New York and Chicago. Unforgettable memories.

Expressing gratitude or “the rest of the story”

Our lives don’t play out in isolation. We each have people who are crucial at various points in our lives. Meet a few of mine.

Chicago River from the Madison Street bridge -

Riding the train across the USA: Part 4 — Chicagoland and the road leads home

Morning in Chicagoland. Enjoying breakfast on a deck in a quiet neighborhood. I’ve come so far on this trip.

Closeup of hand with pen writing in a journal

I write a journal — I admit it

Science tells us that we remember things better when we write them down. In that sense, journaling helps anchor the events of the day in our minds.

Penn Station in New York, the Amtrak Concourse, with people coming and going

Riding the train across the USA: Part 3 — Along the Hudson to the Great Lakes

Taking the Water Level Route from New York to Chicago: The Hudson River to the Great Lakes

The one with Maslow

Life is complex and every day we experience a range of different physical and psychological needs and emotions. In ourselves or as expressed by others. How do we make sense of it?

Washington, DC, Union Station main hall with restaurant and vaulted ceiling

Riding the train across the USA: Part 2 — Museums, trains and friends

The Washington, DC, Union Station is one of the busiest in the US. Hard to think that this building was at one point boarded up…

Fall/autumn leaves - yellow, orange, red

A season for all seasons

Apple picking. Drying apples for eating later during the winter. Pumpkin patches and hay rides. Long walks on days that are cooler, with a carpet of yellow and red leaves swishing around the feet.