Empire Builder

Twin City Sidewalks on The Empire Builder

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:59:28 -0500

Twin City Sidewalks on The Empire Builder:

Bill delightfully describes the diverse fellow riders along the way.

Due to the intricacies and quirks of tumblr, please visit Nomad Farm for more from this gal's account.

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:39:24 -0400

Due to the intricacies and quirks of tumblr, please visit Nomad Farm for more from this gal's account.

Concerning the spirituality in art / Jeff read our cards.

Wed, 26 May 2010 00:05:21 -0400

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Empire Builder photos from my Flickr

Mon, 24 May 2010 11:19:03 -0400

Empire Builder photos from my Flickr

Photo

Sat, 22 May 2010 22:03:28 -0400

carol's 50th

Sat, 22 May 2010 07:38:22 -0400

this is all the evidence i could smuggle from becka’s facebook (party attendee that went on to seattle) i’m waiting for carol to email me. she has my info. anyone else have documentation of carol’s 50th?—-sandman

We would have had the best time together on the Empire Builder,...

Thu, 20 May 2010 19:34:02 -0400

We would have had the best time together on the Empire Builder, Taye. I just know it.

Thanks Portland. It’s been real. xox.

Tue, 18 May 2010 12:43:51 -0400

Thanks Portland. It’s been real. xox.

Some stealthy internet research (done while in bed at the hotel...

Mon, 17 May 2010 02:20:00 -0400

Some stealthy internet research (done while in bed at the hotel suffering a sore throat / fever…just when I thought I had recovered) has led me to a diagnosis for those of us aboard the Empire Builder who fell ill on our journey. Norovirus, also known as Norwalk-agent.

Here’s a few fast facts about norovirus:

-The virus is most commonly spread in closed or semi-closed communities, such as nursing homes, prisons, overnight camps, cruise ships, and apparently, Amtrak trains.

-It is spread through fecal contamination of food, water, or people. Ewww.

-The virus is named for the community of Norwalk, Ohio, where it first emerged among a group of schoolchildren in 1968.

-Common symptoms include nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, tiredness, aching joints, headache, fever, and sore throat.

-It is rarely severe, but is highly contagious.

-Strains of the virus exist with such colorful names as Hawaii virus, Snow Mountain virus, Desert Shield virus, Lordsdale virus.

-And now: Empire Builder virus

-shanai

Casualties: Bryce Dwyer Matt Joynt Colin Kloecker Shanai...

Sat, 15 May 2010 15:44:00 -0400

Casualties:

Bryce Dwyer
Matt Joynt
Colin Kloecker
Shanai Matteson
George Wietor

Portland, Or.

Thu, 13 May 2010 17:54:49 -0400

Portland, Or.

Whitefish, MT

Thu, 13 May 2010 17:18:30 -0400

Whitefish, MT

Reading list

Thu, 13 May 2010 17:18:20 -0400

A partial reading list based on books that were lying around the lounge car tables during the journey:

Amerika, Kafka
Participation, edited by Claire Bishop
One Dimensional Man, Herbert Marcuse
The Wind-up Bird Chronicle, Haruki Murakami
Freshwater Boys, Adam Schuitema
The Practice of Everyday Life, Michel de Certeau
Angle of Repose, Wallace Stegner

The welcome wagon

Thu, 13 May 2010 17:18:06 -0400

The welcome wagon

This is Mt K Rak

Thu, 13 May 2010 17:17:04 -0400

This is Mt K Rak

More pretty mountains

Thu, 13 May 2010 17:16:32 -0400

More pretty mountains

Volunteer tour guides set up a PA in the observation car

Thu, 13 May 2010 17:15:34 -0400

Volunteer tour guides set up a PA in the observation car

Does anyone have pictures of the birthday party? I Can’t believe I slept through that. Airport...

Thu, 13 May 2010 17:10:56 -0400

Does anyone have pictures of the birthday party? I Can’t believe I slept through that.

Airport prom?

- Geo.

Are any fellow builders having difficulty finding their “land legs?” I’m still...

Thu, 13 May 2010 16:50:28 -0400

Are any fellow builders having difficulty finding their “land legs?” I’m still swaying with the train….

What's better than the best thing you can imagine happening on your way here?

Thu, 13 May 2010 16:16:51 -0400