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Second night we created more room by getting our bag out of the room. My wife knew the drill how to get upstairs and that worked better, so her night went much better. Problem for both of us was the thin mattresses, we don't rest well on harder surfaces. The train got to Portland just 8 minutes...

Our trip started by driving from the southwest suburbs of Chicago to Midway Airport where we are storing our car. Then onto the Orange Line train to the Loop getting off at Quincy and walking the 4 or so blocks to Union Station. The drizzle made that less than optimal. Union Station is grand...

It's a boy! In August...

The Great Excursion has begun! First, to Chicago where we fortunately have our kids. Bonus is a gender reveal party later today. The trip proper starts Monday.

To ease the state pride of you Oregonians, my in laws just moved from California, so they're not natives. My bro in law is a decent man and has devoted his life to his family. It's just whenever something like this happens he instinctively goes the wrong direction. Too many conversations with...

Great information, thanks. We looked into taking the train all the way to Bend, and decided getting a car in Portland and driving was best. It's a scenic drive and we haven't been there before. We're visiting in laws and it appears my brother in law will refuse vaccine. A year ago he was...

I'll fill in the details when it all happens, but whole trip there and back will be Planes, Trains and Automobiles.

We've had a couple of Amtrak experiences on both coasts, but nothing extensive. Always had a long train trip on the back burner, but have been doing ocean cruises first. Of course we've been in lockdown like everyone else. One of my wife's sisters and her family moved to Bend, OR and invited us...