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Roseville to Reno via Amtrak's California Zephyr

For Christmas, my mother got me a train ticket to come visit her and my sister in Reno, a trip I've always wanted to take. As I was already in the area visiting other family and friends, I took the train from Roseville, a suburb north of Sacramento. I apologize for the quality of some of these as most were taken from the train window.









I wish I was going to Chicago!







For more of Roseville, go here



Rocklin, CA



City of Auburn



Colfax, CA

























Highway 80 below, so nice not to be driving















Donner Pass



Donner Lake





Donner State Park is below, right where my grandparents took my cousins and I camping every summer growing up...







Coming into Truckee, CA





























































Highway 80 again





Truckee River









Verdi, NV













Entering Reno...these are quite blurry

















My final destination: Sparks, NV





On Christmas Day, Reno (and the Sierras) were hit with a snow storm. It was great having a White Christmas before heading home...













My sister and I















































Reno Amtrak Station...heading home



More snow...









































Back to Truckee with a bit more snow...



























Back to Sacramento...goodbye to the snow...



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Tour of California

1: Los Angeles, 2: Hollywood, Glendale, Pasadena, Beverly Hills, 3: Riverside, Santa Ana, Long Beach, 4: San Jose, 5: San Diego, 6: Fresno, 7: Stockton, Modesto, 8: Gold Country, 9: Eureka, Arcata, 10: Monterey, Carmel, 11: Santa Cruz, 12: Sacramento Pt One, 13: Sacramento Pt Two, 14: Roseville & Folsom, 15: Concord & Walnut Creek, 16: Tri-Valley, 17: Berkeley, Emeryville, 18: Fremont, 19: Santa Clara, Mountain View, Palo Alto, 20: Redwood City, Foster City, San Mateo, 21: Oakland, 22: Benicia, Vallejo, 23: Napa, St. Helena, 24: Petaluma, Santa Rosa, Sonoma, 25: San Rafael, 26: Larkspur, Mill Valley, 27: Sausalito, Tiburon, 28: Hollister, San Juan Bautista, 29: Long Beach 2008, 30: Venice, 31: Santa Monica, 32: Sacramento Pt 3, 33: Solvang, 34: Alameda, 35: Knights Ferry

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I took that trip from Sacramento to Reno back in 1994 and really enjoyed it! Thanks for the memories!
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nice shots, even through a train window

ive always been amazed at how the west facing side of the seirras is green and forestry, while the east facing side id so dry and barren
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Beautiful. If only Amtrak's eastern seaboard routes were nearly as scenic!
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Great shots from that train window!
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Sweet snow shots! Fresh snow fall cleans up a city so quickly. Great to look at but driving in it is a whole different story. Thanks for sharing your trip!
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Very nice. I got to take advantage of that snow the day after Christmas at Heavenly and it was amazing.
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Great shots! I enjoyed the snow covered landscapes.
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such an interesting cross section of landscapes
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Really nice pictures stepper, one of the great things about CA, is being able to drive or ride in and out of snow country if you feel like it....
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wow, nice. we were just up in reno. We wanted to take the same trip but Amtrak wanted $270 for the two of us to go from Roseville to Reno and back.
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That actually sounds about right from what I paid. It was $120 for me. Though, the trip up to Reno was $80 and the trip back was only $40. I assume the higher price going to Reno is function of the grade the train has to climb to get over the Sierras, costing more to operate the train. Or there is just more demand going in that direction. The train was packed going to Reno, but, open coming back. Still, if you can swing the price, it's definitely worth it!
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This thread is awesome. Really great photos.
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