As you know, my brother, Randy, and I are on a trip to recapture the lands of our youth for his sixtieth birthday. The first leg of our journey was a cross-country train trip from Portland, Oregon to Chicago. These few pictures fit the Sunday Stills, the next challenge: Landscapes.
The landscape stills I took wouldn’t hold still since the train was moving along at a pretty good clip. I took most of the train pictures with my cell phone because it was so handy. We went through the mountains at night. Early in the morning we saw Glacier National Park, which of course closed, due to the government shutdown.
Soon after that, there were no more mountains, and the views looked like this.
Montana went on for most of the trip. This photo almost looks fake or like a bad water color painting. And… even if the train were not moving, it was anything but still. I think that the wind is never still in Montana.
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Thanks for the compliment.
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Drop dead gorgeous! The cloud makes the big difference. Outstanding job capturing a picturesque setting like that with a cellphone and a moving train!
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Awwww, thanks Rommel. The scenery was really drop dead gorgeous. You just can’t do it justice! 🙂
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I found the landscapes in Montana, so beautiful. You did well with your cell phone, through the train window. 🙂 What a great idea to do this nostalgic trip together. Have lots of fun. 🙂
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Thanks, Sylvia. I’m going to try to do what you do with your stories and document them through challenges instead of a story this time.
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What a wonderful time you must be having. The pictures are beautiful. 🙂
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Thanks, Maddie. We are having the time of our lives. I wanted this to be his best birthday ever, and that’s not hard because I’m not much of a present giver. However, he said it is his best ever. It’s been great for our relationship.
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What a way to celebrate life!
LOVE!!!
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Thank you RoSy! I was so sorry that we couldn’t get off the train and meet you. It was so fun to chat with you in real time! 🙂
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No worries…Someday hopefully we’ll catch each other 🙂
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Agreed! 🙂
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Howdy! Do you use Twitter? I’d like to follow you if that would
be okay. I’m unsoubtedly enjoying your blog and look forward to new posts.
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Gorgeous! Great way to travel, I wish we had more trains in this country.
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I know. There isn’t one in Kentucky and several other states.
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I like the last photo. It has an “old” appearance.
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Trust me it was an accident, but thanks!!!!
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