[Magdalen] Where to go?

[Eleanor Braun]

And Seattle, WA or Portland, OR.

Sounds great!

Eleanor

On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 9:27 AM, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:

> How about visiting New England, Canada, Chicago, and the Pacific Northwest
>> (Oregon, Washington).  Some could be done by train, either Amtrak or
>> Canadian rail.  You would meet up with a number of list sibs that way.
>>
>
> Fly into Boston -- Downeaster to Brunswick, Maine; ride the Maine Eastern
> to Rockport, rent a car and visit Acadia, Mt Desert Island and head east
> along the coast  to Campobello. work back across the state on a different
> route (U.S.  2) through Maine to New Hampshire, visit Mt Washington (ride
> the Cog Railway) and maybe the Conway Scenic Tourist Railway, head toward
> Vermont ditch the car in Burlington -- ferry across Lake Champlain to Fort
> Kent, then Amtrak to Montreal, rent another car and explore Montreal the
> Gaspe, Quebec City, see the guns pointed toward the U.S. at Kingston, then
> on to Toronto.
>
> After Toronto -- VIA's "The Canadian" across Canada to Vancouver, Train to
> Seattle, and then back on the Empire Builder through Chicago -- Lake Shore
> to Boston and on home.
>
> It should also be noted that the Amtrak train between NY and Montreal is
> considered one of the ten most scenic rail rides in the world, so is well
> worth it. Amtrak's California Zephyr from San Francisco to Chicago is
> considered far more scenic that the Empire Builder route. Unfortunately the
> Amtrak train between the Pacific Northwest and SF runs mostly at night over
> a very scenic route, but if you haven’t done it, well worth the extra leg.
>
> I think you could do listmeets (or mini listmeets) in Boston, Kingston,
> Toronto and Vancouver.
>
> Cheers,
> Jim
>
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