Scenes from a Train

The Texan desert stretched endlessly towards the distant mountains.
Here a train sat waiting to go - fascinated by the length!

Three Good Things:
1. The air-conditioning failed in the dining car and it was over 100deg. Fortunately we could have our meal delivered to our cabin.
2. John put the overhead bunk down for an afternoon nap then on putting it back failed to notice his iPad was on the side shelf - the glass cracked under pressure and left a small hole and splinters! Still goes, though!
3. As usual in a desert, it was exciting to see life - horses and cattle!

[tony gig]

Fantastic capture...Fav

[Dawn]

That's some train fabulous image fav

[Sue Hecker]

Wow, fab on black...

[KWind]

Great shot. I like the processing.

[Sally Ings]

Super scenery. Looks like a painting. Sorry to hear about John's iPad.

[Margaret Brown]

Super capture, what a long train!!

[Beryl Lloyd]

Super scenery and edit Love the deep shadows in the hills -- I can see a face in the hill side !!

[katy]

Interesting choice of edit. It seems strange to see my countryside in your photos

[Maggiemae]

@beryl So can I now, Beryl - lying on the back - nose and deepset eyes?

[Maggiemae]

@grammyn I thought the same about those travelling around NZ too, Katy! The photos were better than I've seen them from others!

[Maggiemae]

@salza Yes, Sally! - he did swear! Last big trip we did - last year, he dropped his iPhone into a deep Alaskan fjord!

[Bep]

What a wonderful scenery! And I can see a face in the hills too.

[Maggiemae]

@gijsje The scenery is what you expect with the wild wild west films! Where are the Indians

[Renee]

Wow a train and empty landscape-good shot!

[Pat Knowles]

That's how the iPad got smashed! Oh dear he would be annoyed with himself! This is a real desert scene, the train & these dark smooth mountains are an extra bonus. They mountains look like heaps of sand blown there by the wind.

[Maggiemae]

@happypat The desert just goes on and on - dried up canyons, stream beds, gates falling over, cactus, an occasional dusty old house or ruin!

[Ann Williams]

Wow, that's a different and dramatic landscape.

[Pat Knowles]

@maggiemae oh well I hope you have a good book!!

[Babs]

Love the layers of scenery. I can see the face too. sorry to hear about John's iPad. I bet there were a few rude words.

[Maggiemae]

@onewing yep, just one word. No more information!

[Lou Ann]

You are traversing the Big Bend region obviously, it is a very dramatic landscape. I'm so sorry about the iPad. I do love this photo of my great state! Fav!

[Maggiemae]

@louannwarren Taken from the train, Lou Ann so the foreground is blurred.

[Elizabeth]

You're seeing the wild west! Sounds like great fun to travel by train.

[belinda]

love the detail in the mountains, looks like a desolate spot.

[Margo Sayer]

R's iPad suffered the same fate and lives again with a new screen fitted by R. Way to go ;-)

[Sarah]

Love the colours Makes it seem more remote.

[Dianne]

Such a grand scale. I really like this image.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

This is the kind of Texas landscape that I always think of but since being on 365 have learned is not always the case. Too bad about the iPad- I always fear I'll break mine and not be able to replace it.

[bruni]

What a great way to see the desert. glad you mentioned the train. I had to look twice to see it and would've missed otherwise.

[Leslie]

What a lovely scene . Makes me want to hop on your train and enjoy the view.

[Darlene]

What a wonderful capture, Maggiemae. That is way too hot to sit and relax. Nice to have the option to move into your cabin. So is his iPad ok for the trip? What a lot you are seeing.