I finally made it home Saturday morning. It was exactly 3:30 when I walked if not crawled into the house. I was supposed to have arrived at 11p.m. but the lead locomotive had other ideas. Somewhere in Colton it decided to lie down and sleep. It was two and a half hours before we got a borrowed locomotive and uh, got back on track (sorry I couldn't resist).
Originally I was only going to take the train one way and have Super Sister bring me back, but because of some scheduling conflicts (not to mention that I really needed to get my lesson plan together for my class) I ended up doing it round trip. I had intended to photo journal my trip to California but, unfortunately my camera wasn't game. I handed Honey my camera before I boarded seeing as there was no point in taking a camera that wasn't working. So, all this beautiful scenery was wasted. The backside view of Arizona, Salton Sea and the colorful graffiti and scenic Downtown Los Angeles were just memories.
When Super Sis and I decided I would take the train back, I thought I was being given a second chance at photo op's. Only to have the train die and it be pitch black outside when we got moving. Super Sis and my cousins wife said it was a sign that I should have stayed longer. Wasn't ten days of me enough?
I managed to take a few pictures just not all that I would have liked. Oh well there's always next time right?
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