Close up of blossom on a tree
Oregon, USA

Three Days in Portland Oregon

I arrived into Portland on the Coast Starlight Amtrak train, having left Sacramento the night before. The train had chugged through the snow-capped mountains of Northern California and Southern Oregon all through the night until we finally pulled into Portland's Amtrak station in a haze of drizzling rain the following afternoon. I was spending three… Continue reading Three Days in Portland Oregon

an old blue train in Sacramento
Oregon, USA

Sacramento to Portland on the Coast Starlight Train

Sacramento to Portland by train- normally a 15 hour journey. What could possibly go wrong? It was midnight in Sacramento train station, and I had just discovered that my train- Amtrak's Coast Starlight- was delayed by at least an hour. UGH. I tried to sneakily work out who was waiting to board the train and… Continue reading Sacramento to Portland on the Coast Starlight Train