A short layover in Chicago...

Rail Yards....

On the way into Chicago...

Aboard Amtrak's Pere Marquette...

It is a beautiful day to travel..

An added delight to see the sunlit turquoise blue of Lake Michigan.

Amtrak to Chicago....

Woke up very early this morning...A long awaited, much anticipated day has arrived. 

We are traveling cross country aboard Amtrak's Southwest Chief train to Flagstaff, Arizona. The train continues on to Southern California but we will get off the train in Flagstaff...thirty-one hours from Chicago. 

Our ultimate destination is Scottsdale, Arizona.

First leg of the journey is aboard the Pere Marquette from Grand Rapids, Michigan to Chicago.

Daffodils and Violas....

It is always to fun to see these 

sweet little faces 

sitting in their 

pots.