Winter Holidays 2021Days 4-6: Reno-San Franciso Reno is nestled in a valley just west of the California Border. Our initial plan for Alex to ski near Lake Tahoe was thwarted by a blizzard, so we hopped off the train in Reno for two days in the city. Reno, Nevada Our Reno hosts were my High School… Continue reading Reno, Nevada to San Francisco, California
To visit Rocky Mountain National Park we booked a tour with Aspire Tours, and started at 9am at Denver Union Station. After most of our party arrived (one additional party of two in Denver and a family of four that we would pick up in Boulder), we boarded our Transit-style van and headed east toward… Continue reading Colorado Rockies National Park Tour
Winter Holidays 2021 Days 3-4: Denver-Reno I’ve traveled on Amtrak just along the East Coast, from Norfolk to Washington DC and Baltimore. I’ve traveled by overnight train both on Eurail and on the Indian-Pacific Rail across Australia. I looked forward to seeing how the California Zephyr between Denver and San Francisco would compare. Our first leg… Continue reading Amtrak California Zephyr from Colorado to Nevada
Winter Holidays 2021 Day 11- Los Angeles to Joshua Tree National Park, California After staying with friends in Los Angeles, we drove 2 ½ hours to Yucca Valley, where we grabbed a to-go lunch from Yucca Tree Eatery. There are no dining options once you enter Joshua Tree National Park, but there were many other… Continue reading Joshua Tree National Park, California Christmas 2021
Our 2021 two-week Winter Holiday Break started with one day to explore Denver. With just one day in the city (and a starting point of the Hilton Embassy Suites Convention Center), we decided to focus on the Denver Museum of Nature & Science (we receive free admission through our Membership with Virginia Living Museum and… Continue reading One December Day in Denver, 2021
