The train ride between Seattle and Sacramento is a lovely trip in the fall. Going over the Cascade Range, the foliage was beautiful. For the most part, the trees were evergreens, but there were the occasional patches of deciduous trees in full fall colors, standing out from the green. We passed the Minnow Damn and rode along the Oregon and Washington coast.

We got to travel through small towns that you do not see from the freeway and peak into people’s back yards. The whistle stop train stations were cute pieces of a past we don’t see much of anymore.

Would you believe that too much leg room can be a bad thing on a long trip? Over all, taking the train is a relaxing way to travel, but there was so much leg room that it felt like I was falling out of my seat when I tried to asleep. I had to put down the leg and foot rests and pretend that I was on a plane in order to feel secure enough in my seat to sleep. It was easier to sleep on the return trip when we boarded the train at midnight after a long day.