ex chaos expedio

Sensibly, the train follows the course of the Colorado River starting a few miles past Fraser. It’s become a pretty clear and sunny day, with views all the way to the next

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The Icebox of America, they call this place, which has the lowest average temperature of anywhere in the United States. It’s a short bus or taxi trip from here to Winter Park,

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It would figure that my camera battery would die just as we enter the picturesque passes and switchbacks that lead us into the heart of the mountains. I guess I took too many

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I awoke this morning to a horizon of blue and gray and white pressing itself hazily into the ochre and brown earth, dusting it with new snow that continues to fall softly. This

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Somewhat unexpectedly, riding the train has become kind of surreal. A function of the timing I think, for the most part… with the days so short, and most of my train time so

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Does that staircase look familiar? On arrival, I was contemplating meeting Miss IL for lunch, but it became clear that I made some errors in judgement regarding the quantity, composition and location of

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I awake to a world that remains gray and wet, and hope Chicago itself isn’t likewise, or I’ll almost certainly spend my layover in the station. Still, it’s light enough

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My train departs at this very moment… I don’t know what I’ll find or see or learn, but I can’t wait to find out!

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This post didn't occur on this date. I've magically inserted it into the timestream, by way of the mystical modern art of "software". I wanted to preface the posts to follow

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