This is the first post I’ve ever written from an Amtrak train. I just left Sacramento. The scenery is intensely beautiful and it’s a sunny day.

I’m reading Stranger in a Strange Land. It’s supposed to be really famous, but I’m not quite into it yet. Probably ’cause I’m only on page 30. The train is going right next to the freeway, it’s awesome.

I was such a train buff as a kid…I had hella model trains, and this is my first real train ride. I’m excited! I’m going to put my phone in airplane Mode until I get close to the city…all the constant tower changing is a big battery drain.