Glacier National Park

We had an incredible time staying at the Izaak Walton Inn just outside of Glacier National Park in Montana.  Essex MT is a flag stop along Amtrak's Empire Builder line.  We spent a fantastic New Years trying both snowshoeing and cross country skiing for the first time.  The latter we found much more difficult because gravity and a lack of friction make staying upright a difficult thing.  We made good use of our Think Tank Shapeshifter backpack to keep all of our gear safe from the snow and weather (and falling in the snow) while we were out and about.

Up The River (Snake)

The Lewis Clark Valley is on the border of Washington and Idaho and is where the Snake and Clearwater rivers confluence.  We went for a drive "up river", which is to say up the Snake River to where it meets the Grand Ronde River.  It was very peaceful and I wish we had had more time.  Next time we are going back in the summer.

Out The Window of the Empire Builder

We are traveling westbound on the Empire Builder, Amtrak's train from Chicago to Seattle/Portland.  There are some wonderful snowscapes to view this time of year from dawn til dusk.

Stuck in Sandusky

After shooting an ad for Subaru in New York a couple of weeks ago (which was delayed by severe weather) Sarah and I started to drive from NYC back to Chicago.  En route we hit even more severe weather.  35mph on the freeway with poor visibilty is not my favorite way to travel.  Once the sun went down we got off the road.  Welcome to Sandusky OH.  While stuck in Sandusky we did a quick rewrite of our upcoming travel plans.  The holidays would now be filled with a railway adventure. After that we will be taking our trailer Timmy on the road (if once again the weather doesn't thwart us).  Stay tuned here as well as follow our travel blog Eric & Sarah Go Places for more about this adventure.  In the meantime, here are some beautiful stark landscapes from our layover in Sandusky.