Amtrak Trip to California and Back

Roberta and I too a big Amtrak trip to California this month. We took the Hoosier State from Indianapolis to Chicago, the Southwest Chief from Chicago to Los Angeles, the Coast Starlight to San Jose, the Capitol Corridor to Emeryville, the California Zephyr to Chicago and the Hoosier State back home to Indiana. We travelled over 5,550 miles by train through some of the most scenic parts of America. Here's some of our sketches:

Roberta sketching on the Hoosier State,

Roberta's sketch of the desert landscape on the Southwest Chief.

Roberta and I sketching in the observation car on the Southwest Chief.

Plains and mountains of Colorado on the Southwest Chief.

Roberta painted the farms outside Salinas on the Coast Starlight.

I sketched the stunning scenery in Nevada on the California Zephyr.

Roberta painted the towering cliffs in the Rockies on the California Zephyr.

Roberta sketching in the observation car of the 

on the California Zephyr.

Another sketch by Roberta 

on the California Zephyr.

At dinner, I sketched some of my fellow passengers.