offroad437
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Sorry if this was discussed before, I am planning a trip and wanted advice as to the best direction for the CZ. This will be for sightseeing only. Plan to do it in a bedroom.
West, IMO! Have FunSorry if this was discussed before, I am planning a trip and wanted advice as to the best direction for the CZ. This will be for sightseeing only. Plan to do it in a bedroom.
I'd say fly to Denver, but you'd have to either spend the night there, or get a flight that gets into Denver really early since the Zephyr leaves Denver @ 805am.MT. heading West and the Denver Airport is a Looooong way from downtown.Should we fly into chi or Denver? We want rail time but also low on $$. Would we miss anything besides corn if we skip straight to Denver?
The most exciting scenery is crossing the Mississippi along the IL/IA border, but other than that it's a lot of farmland. Could be interesting if you've never seen it, but overall I'd say you're fine if you go to Denver.Should we fly into chi or Denver? We want rail time but also low on $$. Would we miss anything besides corn if we skip straight to Denver?
Yes, actually. Sometimes, Iowa cornfields are really soybean fields. Crop rotation, you know. But it doesn't have the same ring to it. Can you imagine Ray Kinsella saying, "These are my soybeans. You are guests in my soybeans".?I've never seen the corn fields on the California Zephyr route- are they drastically different than the fields one sees on the Southwest Chief?.
Or that horror movie, "Children of the Beans". It also wouldn't have been nearly as scary since the beans are only two feet tall...Yes, actually. Sometimes, Iowa cornfields are really soybean fields. Crop rotation, you know. But it doesn't have the same ring to it. Can you imagine Ray Kinsella saying, "These are my soybeans. You are guests in my soybeans".?I've never seen the corn fields on the California Zephyr route- are they drastically different than the fields one sees on the Southwest Chief?.
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