We finally did it yesterday. We took our train boy on his first offical train ride. We caught the train at Portage (the glacier for those that have been here) and rode into the mountains. The journey was absolutely beautiful. We sat in a dome topped train that allowed us a great view all around and a sweet park ranger that just ended up hanging out with us answering every single question LeighAnne could fire at her. Oh, and there were only 9 of us on the whole train. If we saw something we wanted to look at longer, they radioed the driver, and we would stop. A few times we even backed up to look at things.
Jamison was in hog heaven and could care less about all the glaciers and creatures we saw. He loved standing between the cars and watching the engine do it's thing. He just talked and talked to the conductor. The only time he was uncomfortable was when he got to take pictures with the conductor right on the engine. He wasn't real thrilled about the loud noise.
Overall, it was a precious memory and the best way to spend a Labor Day.
2 comments:
Paige wants to ride the train to Alaska now - she seems to think it will be "just 20 hours" to get there. Love the pictures, hope you guys are doing well. I'll call soon. Love, H
What a great experience and the views must have been magnificent!! We'll try to do it next time too. Love, Poppy
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