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The Sunday Traveler~Blogger’s Block
This may well have been saved for my Monday Musings post, but this is where I am. Again. It is what it is. I have not been traveling as extensively as I had been. Why, you might wonder; or not. … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged Benicia, blog block, Home, Northern California, photography, sunset, The Sunday Traveler, trains, travel
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The Sunday Traveler ~ Travels with Mom
The Sunday Traveler dedicates this Sunday post to my mom on this Mother’s Day. A grainy and old photo of my mom and I at the train station in San Antonio, Texas, getting ready to board the train for Mexico. … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged black and white photos, Mexico, moms, Mother's Day, old photos, streetphotography, The Sunday Traveler, trains, travel
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Sally D’s Mobile Photography Challenge ~ Black and White. Inside and Out
The underpinnings of the train, the back and forth and up and down workings that make the train go; this description should send any mechanical engineers into outer orbit! These are things I need not fill my head … Continue reading
The Sunday Traveler~Riding The Rails on The California Zephyr
The Sunday Traveler decided it was time to try on a bit of train travel to compare air to land travel. The starting point for my trip was in the little town of Martinez, California, not far from my home … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged amtrak, california zephyr, iPhoneography, photography, The Sunday Traveler, trains, traintravel, travel
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The Sunday Chronicle…More On Mexico
The years have gone by, but the memories remain of those summer trips to Mexico when I was young. Each summer seemed to change our mode of transportation on getting there; train travel being a favorite. Three days of reading, playing … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Bit of the Everyday
Tagged Fernando Leal, Mexican murals, Mexico, old photos, train travel in Mexico, trains, travel
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The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe
It’s National Train Day. What wonderful memories I have of trips from San Antonio, Texas into Mexico on the train when I was young. Not on the ATSF, but I think it was the Missouri Pacific. The train had a … Continue reading
Goin ‘Round The Mountain
I’ll be going ’round and over the mountains for a long weekend to celebrate the husband’s birthday. I’ve decided to detox during this time, and pull the plug on the laptop for the first time in at least a couple of years. The addiction is … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Bit of the Everyday
Tagged blog addiction, getaways, iPhonography, photography, trains, vacation
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Project 365, Day 281; FreightHopping
I’ve seen the trains parked on these tracks for months now. I finally got out there today for photos (I love long weekends). The trains intrigue me, and I began to do a little googling and came up with some … Continue reading
Posted in 365, A Little Bit of the Everyday
Tagged freighthopping, hobos, Photo, photography, Project 365, trains, travel
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Project 365, Day 254; Travel Theme: Leading Lines
Freight trains wend through the Altamont Pass between the Central California Valley and the San Francisco East Bay area. In the many times we drive between the east side of the Altamont and the Bay Area, this is the first time … Continue reading
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Tagged Altamont Pass, California Central Valley, lines, Photo, photography, Project 365, trains, travel
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