I’ve been on a lot of road trips covering Wisconsin for The Capital Times, but the opening four weeks of this season will be memorable for a lot of reasons.<\/p>\n
I saw Boston College raise its national championship banner, then made an amazing drive to New Hampshire the next day, marveling at the fall colors along the way.<\/p>\n
I made the trip to Denver the next weekend for the WCHA opener and spent some time roaming Denver’s impressive campus in amazing weather.<\/p>\n
And this weekend, I’m wearing a light jacket in Grand Forks at the start of November. But it’s not the weather or the games I’ll remember from this one. It’s how I got here.<\/p>\n
I was a bit skeptical about taking the Amtrak train, a 12-hour journey each way, but with that trip saving my paper about $300, it wasn’t a tough decision — go Amtrak or don’t go at all, I guess.<\/p>\n
The trip to Grand Forks left at 5 p.m. and got in about 5 a.m., enough time for some work and a lot of time trying to sleep, waking up way too often and checking the BlackBerry to find out where in Minnesota we were.<\/p>\n
The return train leaves just before 1 a.m. Sunday, so after I file my story and do some blogging, I’ll be headed right to the station.<\/p>\n
The nicest thing about this trip is that my wife and 2-year-old daughter were able to make it. The tough part about being on the road three out of four weekends is the quality family time I miss, so it’s been great having them here this weekend.<\/p>\n
One more note: If you have the chance, see a game at Ralph Engelstad Arena. This place is one of those landmarks on the hockey map, the kind you leave shaking your head in wonder.<\/p>\n
What are your favorite college hockey road trips and\/or the interesting ways you’ve gotten there?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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