"What a Trip" Planning

Oh What A Trip it will be!

from the Twin Oaks communities gathering in Louisa, VA in mid-August, through Black Rock City at Burning Man in Gerlach, NV, and thence to the NICA Art of Community in the Seattle area. Visiting communities along the way. Spreading the word about community. Linking communities. Fostering regional networks.

How to go? Costing out Green Tortoise. Amtrak? 

Looking at train timings, here's what could work in the broadest possible sense: after the Twin Oaks conference, late afternoon depart from Charlottesville,VA gets to Indianapolis by dawn (15 hrs). Enjoy the day there, and overnight somewhere between there and west of there. Do a bus connection to St. Louis or environs, and do community things there. Late afternoon depart arrives Kansas City by 9ish PM. Train from somewhere north of there overnight to Denver, visit communities in that area, do scenic crossing of Rockies by day, hostel overnight. Afternoon depart from Glenwood Springs, CO arrives Reno by morning (optional 2 AM extra day in Salt Lake City). Stage and go to Burning Man (Gerlach, NV). Thence head NW to Seattle, perhaps by way of Bay Area.

Assumptions: Amtrak is still running next summer with current schedule, pricing.