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Weaving nature into transportation

September 4, 2022 by Matthew

View from the narrow gauge rail train leading up to Top of Europe tourist attraction. Two asian tourists peer out the window of the train to a dramatic landscape of jagged Alpine peaks.

After being out of touch for much of 2022, I’m back! ​As the new year rolled around last January, I began more seriously exploring a lifelong calling to help the world connect deeper to the healing powers of nature. I realized that the starting place for this partnership with Mother Earth was finding the path toward paying attention quietly through meditation.  ​When … [Read more...] about Weaving nature into transportation

How to train from Seattle to Vancouver — the best information

September 1, 2022 by Matthew

The Seattle King Street Station is the terminus for the train to Vancouver. Here, yellow warning lines remind travelers to stay away from the tracks, which are shown leading away from the station.

Rail enthusiasts and sightseers are in for a treat on the train from Seattle to Vancouver. Amtrak Cascades' service covers some of the best views of the Salish Sea, framing in the Olympic Mountains and the beautiful fertile Skagit Valley, with Mt. Baker rising in the background among the Cascade Mountains. Taking the train can be an excellent way to get between Seattle and … [Read more...] about How to train from Seattle to Vancouver — the best information

Seattle to Portland train — the best Amtrak information

May 31, 2021 by Matthew

This photo shows a train from Seattle arriving in Portland at Union Station. The famous red brick building can be seen from under a dark overhang shelter where the train tracks roll through the station.

My life always straddled Oregon and Washington State, with my mom from the Seattle area and dad from Portland. So we traveled often between the two cities to visit relatives. Lots of driving, but also train rides, which were held over me as a treat for being well-behaved (didn’t happen too much). There was always something electrifying about gliding on rails while the familiar … [Read more...] about Seattle to Portland train — the best Amtrak information

Portland from Seattle — the best ways to travel

February 17, 2021 by Matthew

The Pacific Northwest is a relatively open space of land that makes up diverse beauty. The population of Washington is 7.6 million and Oregon hails around 4.2 million people, for an area larger than the size of Germany, which has 83 million people. Yet, most of the population in the region centers around the two metropolitan areas of Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon. … [Read more...] about Portland from Seattle — the best ways to travel

Sleeping car experience on long-distance Amtrak train Empire Builder, from Seattle to Chicago.

August 27, 2019 by Matthew

Waking up in the middle of the Rocky Mountains in the sleeping car of long-distance Amtrak train Empire Builder is an amazing experience. Acres of fir trees race by as we weave in and out of rushing mountain streams, the tracks constantly turning. The train pulls into the Whitefish, Montana station, giving us our first chance to step onto stable ground since leaving Seattle … [Read more...] about Sleeping car experience on long-distance Amtrak train Empire Builder, from Seattle to Chicago.

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