To ride and write about Amtrak in 2017 is to bounce among various reactions: gratitude that trains with sleepers and dining cars still cross America and fear that they will disappear one day soon.
A growing number of resources online and on the ground, as well as changes in the hospitality industry, are making veg-friendly travel easier than ever before.
In the "Sailing Capital of the U.S." there's of course cruises, classes, races and rentals, but there's also stand-up paddle boarding, the Naval Academy waterfront, even an annual tug-of-war over Spa Creek.
