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Yesterday, I boarded the Amtrak train with the 10-ton bike at Stockton, California, after a short Amtrak bus ride from San José

1331-stockton.jpg Firecracker penstemon (Penstemon eatonii) in the wash below Silver Lead SpringThumbnailsAfter almost six miles, I notice a little sign for "Sleeping Beauty Road"Firecracker penstemon (Penstemon eatonii) in the wash below Silver Lead SpringThumbnailsAfter almost six miles, I notice a little sign for "Sleeping Beauty Road"Firecracker penstemon (Penstemon eatonii) in the wash below Silver Lead SpringThumbnailsAfter almost six miles, I notice a little sign for "Sleeping Beauty Road"Firecracker penstemon (Penstemon eatonii) in the wash below Silver Lead SpringThumbnailsAfter almost six miles, I notice a little sign for "Sleeping Beauty Road"Firecracker penstemon (Penstemon eatonii) in the wash below Silver Lead SpringThumbnailsAfter almost six miles, I notice a little sign for "Sleeping Beauty Road"

My large rear saddlebags get checked in as baggage here, while my bicycle rolls into the San Joaquin train and sits in a nice bicycle rack during the trip. Many Amtrak trains do not accept unboxed bicycles, but this route does.