Milestones
There are plenty of milestones in life some bigger than others. August brought a big one. It was time to pack up my oldest child and help move her to college. It was a change nearly as dramatic as bringing a child home for the first time. Any trepidation we had as parents was tempered by her excitement to begin a new stage of life at Iowa.
After a long weekend of moving in and setting up the dorm room it was time to make the long drive home. Travelling back via one of my favorite places, the Upper Mississippi River Valley, brought comfort and familiarity. The sun was sinking fast but BNSF provided a train at the right time. What I believe to be a unit train of phosphate featured all CSX power and cars. And so this sunset shot holds a lot more meaning for me than the rest. It was not lost on me that the train and myself were in Wisconsin while the sun was setting over the hills of Iowa, where I left a bit of myself that day and likely for the better part of the next four years. August 18, 2024.
Milestones
There are plenty of milestones in life some bigger than others. August brought a big one. It was time to pack up my oldest child and help move her to college. It was a change nearly as dramatic as bringing a child home for the first time. Any trepidation we had as parents was tempered by her excitement to begin a new stage of life at Iowa.
After a long weekend of moving in and setting up the dorm room it was time to make the long drive home. Travelling back via one of my favorite places, the Upper Mississippi River Valley, brought comfort and familiarity. The sun was sinking fast but BNSF provided a train at the right time. What I believe to be a unit train of phosphate featured all CSX power and cars. And so this sunset shot holds a lot more meaning for me than the rest. It was not lost on me that the train and myself were in Wisconsin while the sun was setting over the hills of Iowa, where I left a bit of myself that day and likely for the better part of the next four years. August 18, 2024.