January 22, 2016, Six Inch Snowstorm at My Home In Tennessee

Six Inch Snowstorm - View from My Front Porch

Unexpected Six Inch Snowstorm at My Home

Wow!  I was not expecting to return home from my Amtrak Winter Adventure to my very own local six inch snowstorm but that is what I got today.  Luckily as a retiree I have the benefit of staying home on days like this.  Middle Tennessee, in fact the whole State of Tennessee, received the biggest snowfall we have experienced in several years.  I took a few photos from the front of my home overlooking Cartwright Creek and also from my garage to the back and also a few of my patio where I feed the birds.  I scraped the snow off the on the ground bird feeder and filled it up this morning but the snow came so heavily and lasted all day so the snow covered the bird seed.  As you can tell from the photos, the birds have found the seed and are eating through the snow.

You can see all my photos in this photo gallery:

  

January 22, 2016, Six Inch Snowstorm

  

Here a just a few of the photos:

View from Front Porch

Another view from Front Porch

View from my garage to drive -- Hillsboro Road is in the distance

Snow is literally up to the garage door

Birds finding the bird seed covered by falling snow

View of Patio from my den window

I hope you enjoy the snow photos.  I did not expect to do another blog update until close to my departure on February 9 when I fly to Costa Rica to visit my friend Charlie Doggett.  Charlie had sent me a list of products he would like me to purchase for him to bring with me.  Fortunately, I did that shopping yesterday when we had cold but good weather for driving.  Yes, I am counting down the days - 18 - until I fly to Costa Rica and warm sunny 80 degree weather for two weeks.

My Next 2016 TRAVEL PLANS

Costa Rica February 9-23 - I will be visiting my friend Charlie Doggett who moved to Costa Rica in December 2014.  Charlie lives in Atenas, Costa Rica, and I am hoping he emerges me into his Costa Rica lifestyle.  He has been planning for my time in Costa Rica for many months and I am so looking forward to being with and visiting him.

Spring Amtrak Rail Adventure March 27-April 13 - Flying to New Orleans, LA, to travel via Amtrak's City of New Orleans and Empire Builder to Seattle, WA. After a week in Seattle, I will return to New Orleans via Amtrak's Coast Starlight(Sacramento), California Zephyr(Chicago) and City of New Orleans. Return trip is compliments of Amtrak Guest Rewards points I have been earning from all my Amtrak travels for the last few years.

Via Rail and Amtrak Trip to Canada and Albany, NY, May 28 to June 15 - Traveling by Via Rail in Canada to Toronto, Montreal and Halifax, Nova Scotia.  Returning to USA via Amtrak for visits to Albany, NY and New Orleans, LA.

You can click on any of the small photos in this blog to open a full size photo. Also, click on the "blog title" at the top to view this blog on the web.

All my photos are available to view on Reagan's Photo Galleries website.

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Amtrak Winter Adventure January 2016 - Trip Photo Galleries Added to Reagan's Photo Galleries Website

Amtrak's California Zephyr Traveling Through Snowy Colorado

Seven Amtrak Winter Adventure Photo Galleries

I returned home Sunday, January 17, from my very enjoyable Amtrak Winter Adventure.  I enjoyed my short one day in New Orleans mainly riding streetcars and visiting the Garden District where I found several homes already decorated for Mardi Gras season.  I even enjoyed the three plus hour bus ride from New Orleans to Jackson, MS, to begin my Amtrak City of New Orleans journey.  Since it was 9 degrees Fahrenheit in Chicago I stayed inside all of my five hour wait for the California Zephyr.  Success!  I wanted to see more snow this year than I saw last January 2015.  I did!  It was simply beautiful.  Good snow scenes through Colorado and also over the Sierra Nevadas in California.  I took lots and lots of photos so I suggest you save this blog update and use as a link to view the photo galleries in several viewings.  Here are the links to each of the seven photo galleries. 

All the galleries are available in gallery folder:
  

Amtrak Winter Adventure January 2016

  

  

Click the photos or gallery name to visit the seven photo galleries.

New Orleans

Amtrak's City of New Orleans

Chicago Union Station

Amtrak's California Zephyr - Chicago to Denver

Amtrak's California Zephyr - Colorado to Utah

Amtrak's California Zephyr - Nevada to California

Emeryville and San Jose

Just three weeks from today on Tuesday, February 9, I fly to San Jose, Costa Rica, to visit my friend Charlie who lives in Atenas.  Charlie has Internet at his home so I am hopeful to post a few blog updates while at his home.  I will not be using my IPhone while out of the country so will only be posting when I can use my laptop with SD card reader to insert some of my photos from my camera in the blog.

My Next 2016 TRAVEL PLANS

Costa Rica February 9-23 - I will be visiting my friend Charlie Doggett who moved to Costa Rica in December 2014.  Charlie lives in Atenas, Costa Rica, and I am hoping he emerges me into his Costa Rica lifestyle.  He has been planning for my time in Costa Rica for many months and I am so looking forward to being with and visiting him.

Spring Amtrak Rail Adventure March 27-April 13 - Flying to New Orleans, LA, to travel via Amtrak's City of New Orleans and Empire Builder to Seattle, WA. After a week in Seattle, I will return to New Orleans via Amtrak's Coast Starlight(Sacramento), California Zephyr(Chicago) and City of New Orleans. Return trip is compliments of Amtrak Guest Rewards points I have been earning from all my Amtrak travels for the last few years.

Via Rail and Amtrak Trip to Canada and Albany, NY, May 28 to June 15 - Traveling by Via Rail in Canada to Toronto, Montreal and Halifax, Nova Scotia.  Returning to USA via Amtrak for visits to Albany, NY and New Orleans, LA.

You can click on any of the small photos in this blog to open a full size photo. Also, click on the "blog title" at the top to view this blog on the web.

All my photos are available to view on Reagan's Photo Galleries website.

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Amtrak Winter Adventure - January 15, 2016

Winter in Western Nevada between Reno and Truckee, CA

Traversing A Winter Wonderland - Thursday evening ended with photographic sunset in Eastern Utah - the first photo below.  After sleeping through most of Utah and Nevada, my day began east of Reno, NV - train stop photo below - and simply became a Winter Wonderland from Reno all the way to Colfax, CA, as I crossed the Sierra Nevada Mountains.  See a sampling of my "snow" photos below. I arrived my destination Emeryville, CA, about 20 minutes ahead of scheduled time.  After unpacking, getting a light supper, and taking a shower I feel clean and relaxed. Tonight's update will be the last update before I get back home to Nashville Sunday evening.  For the first time in my visits to California, rain is forecast for both Saturday and Sunday.  If I can manage it, I plan to take Amtrak California to San Jose, CA, tomorrow looking for the Old Spaghetti Factory for lunch and then return to my room at the Hyatt House Hotel.  Super Shuttle picks me up early Sunday for my American Airlines flight to Nashville via Dallas Fort Worth.

Enjoy the photos here:

Sunset Easter Utah

Station Stop Reno, NV

Eastern Nevada

Winter Wonder Land - Sierra Nevada Mountains

Winter Wonder Land - Sierra Nevada Mountains

Winter Wonder Land - Sierra Nevada Mountains

Station Stop  Truckee, CA

Station Stop Truckee CA

Winter Wonder Land - Sierra Nevada Mountains

Winter Wonder Land - Sierra Nevada Mountains

Winter Wonder Land - Sierra Nevada Mountains

Winter Wonder Land - Sierra Nevada Mountains

Winter Wonder Land - Sierra Nevada Mountains

Winter Wonder Land - Sierra Nevada Mountains

Winter Wonder Land - Sierra Nevada Mountains

Winter Wonder Land - Sierra Nevada Mountains

Winter Wonder Land - Sierra Nevada Mountains

Winter Wonder Land - Sierra Nevada Mountains

Winter Wonder Land - Sierra Nevada Mountains

Winter Wonder Land - Sierra Nevada Mountains

Winter Wonder Land - Sierra Nevada Mountains

Cattle and Farm Land near Sacramento, CA

Near Martinez, CA

Near Martinez, CA

California Zephyr has Arrived Emeryville

My Hyatt House Hotel across from the Emeryville Amtrak Station

I took lots and lots of photos which I will clean up and upload to Reagan's Photo Galleries after I return home to Nashville.  After I've uploaded everything to the photo galleries website, I'll post a trip roundup update to link you to all the new photo galleries.  

Thanks for traveling with me via my travel blog.  Now I'll be looking forward to visiting my friend Charlie Doggett in Costa Rica in three weeks February 9.

My Next 2016 TRAVEL PLANS

Costa Rica February 9-23 - I will be visiting my friend Charlie Doggett who moved to Costa Rica in December 2014.  Charlie lives in Atenas, Costa Rica, and I am hoping he emerges me into his Costa Rica lifestyle.  He has been planning for my time in Costa Rica for many months and I am so looking forward to being with and visiting him.

Spring Amtrak Rail Adventure March 27-April 13 - Flying to New Orleans, LA, to travel via Amtrak's City of New Orleans and Empire Builder to Seattle, WA. After a week in Seattle, I will return to New Orleans via Amtrak's Coast Starlight(Sacramento), California Zephyr(Chicago) and City of New Orleans. Return trip is compliments of Amtrak Guest Rewards points I have been earning from all my Amtrak travels for the last few years.

Via Rail and Amtrak Trip to Canada and Albany, NY, May 28 to June 15 - Traveling by Via Rail in Canada to Toronto, Montreal and Halifax, Nova Scotia.  Returning to USA via Amtrak for visits to Albany, NY and New Orleans, LA.

You can click on any of the small photos in this blog to open a full size photo. Also, click on the "blog title" at the top to view this blog on the web.

All my photos are available to view on Reagan's Photo Galleries website.

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Amtrak Winter Adventure - January 14, 2016

 Colorado Mountain High - That's the way the day is best described. Every thing is well with me. Lots of snow and train on time all the way so far. Taking many photos. Below without comment are last night and today's IPhone photos. 

Today is also my day to be back in Nashville in heart and prayers with my adopted Tennessee Bradley family as we thank God for Ruth Bradley and lay her alongside her husband Martin until we meet again in Heaven. Praise God from whom all blessings flow.