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My trip begins Friday, June 4, 2010 with a 746 mile drive from Boyertown, PA to Lockport, IL to visit my friend of 34 years, Neil. From there, I am boarding Amtrak's California Zephyr in Naperville, IL and riding all the way to San Francisco! 52 hours in case you were wondering. Along the way we will pass through Omaha, Denver, Salt Lake City, Reno, Lake Tahoe, Sacramento and the Mojave Desert. The train follows the path of the original Transcontinental Railroad pretty closely and even uses much of the same right-of-way the original did, including the stretch that takes us through the Donner Pass. We will have to restrain ourselves not to eat one another.
View the complete rail guide here.
This is the official Amtrak Timetable. Outbound is the left column, inbound the right.
Summary of the Route
Once in San Francisco I will spend 4 days exploring the city. One day will be spent walking across the Golden Gate Bridge. One day will be spent at Alcatraz. The last two days are open to whatever sounds interesting while I am there. Muir Woods maybe? China Town... Fisherman's Wharf... Lombard Street... so much to do, so little time. And I MUST ride a cable car. San Francisco is the only city on Earth that still has cable cars.
The return trip is also on Amtrak... I hope I get a room on the same side of the train so I can see what I missed on the outbound trip. Once back in Lockport, I'll visit for a few days before making the trek home.
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