Coeur dAlene Bike Trip - Day 2

Sleeping in the roomette last night was challenging. I decided to use the upper berth, and it was a bit rough getting up into it and down again. But overall it was fine, and I had a nice sleep. Using the sleeper cars on Amtrak is very much like going camping.

I got up at about 6 am. The attendant on our car is Shaun, and he’s really great. He’d mentioned we would be scheduled to pass Mt. Shasta between 6 and 7 in the morning, and indeed it was a treat to see while eating my breakfast in the diner. Nothing could be finer - Sorry Carolina! 😀 

Shasta From My Room…

…And From The Diner

The train was on schedule until we hit Klamath Falls, where a UP freight decided to start some local switching just as we arrived. Twenty minutes later we were allowed to continue, now twenty minutes behind schedule. The conductor said we’ll very likely be seeing this kind of thing again as we continue through Oregon. Thanks Union Pacific! Welcome to the topsy turvy world of rail  passenger service in the good ol’ US of A.

There were more wonderful views as we went through the Cascades. We were very fortunate to have good weather during this trip, with no fog or rain obscuring Shasta and the Cascades.

One Of The Lakes We Passed By…

… And One Of The Rivers We Went Over

We were able to make up time, so that we pulled into Portland only three minutes behind schedule.

Portland Union Station

I retrieved my bike from the baggage car and rode the very short distance to my hotel (Residence Inn). The hotel room was very nice.