May 13th
A Final Note
The Capitol Corridor train left that night to arrive in San Jose somewhere around midnight. Since the late train ended in Oakland and we'd transfer to a bus that had a stop in Santa Clara (where my ride home lives), I my trip ended at Great America Park.

I was quite tired by the time the trip was over. I'd traveled 8088 miles by train according to the Amtrak timetables - a few more if you count the bus ride, traveled through seventeen states, and changed time-zones six times. I'd gone from the Pacific Ocean to Lake Michigan, Los Angeles to within 25 miles of the Canadian border. I'd walked miles in Chicago, got stuck in a snowstorm in Montana, and been chased off the Federal Courthouse in Sacramento. It was a fantastic trip, but next time won't try to cram so much in. The trip on the California Zephyr was a little too far. Of course, that will be hard because I still need to get to the East Coast...

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