GLORIOUS! Every single one of the 57k words! Thank you so much for taking the time to document such a fantastic journey.
I especially enjoyed the fact that you were able to catch Mt. Shasta this time from the Coast Starlight. I grew up in Redding and spent many winters skiing and summers camping on that beautiful mountain.
My mother passed away in 1991 from cancer and her request was to be cremated and her ashes spread there. My father followed her in 2008 with the same request and seeing that mountain again brought all those memories back, which while sad in context, are also filled with such joy and incredible thoughts of them both, so thank you for that.
Personally, I won't rest until you've chronicled that 200th airline, so please don't stop.