The loop trail is only 1.5 miles but there's no pressure to finish in record time. The repeat benches ... felt the same way and if their night camping in the desert looked like mine often does ...

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McKenna and her hiking partner Lupe the Chihuahua explore new High Desert trails. This week, they hit Horseshoe Lake Loop and ...

There are also no paved roads leading up to the station, so getting there means walking along dirt tracks through the desert ... and bitterly cold at night. The train does not stop between ...

A train passes through Choum station three times a day, but only one of them includes a carriage suitable for passengers.

Temperatures are extreme day and night ... that operates the train. With limited seats and runs, many passengers book their reservations months, sometimes years, ahead of time.