The Train Ride of a Lifetime

From Philly to the Bay Area via Pittsburgh, Chicago, and the Rocky Mountains, I just took the train ride of a lifetime.  The most scenic parts where on the famous California Zephyr from Chicago to Emeryville (pictured), but the whole thing was grand: lots of uninterrupted time by the window lost in a good book, quality time with Jada and Aaron, and many "whoa" moments of scenery. 

I highly recommend it and we three are all scheming about when we can do this again.  You can see more, plus the rest of our vacation, over at Huang Kid Khronicles.