The steam train was running, but was much more expensive than the regular old train, so we only took a picture of it as it went by. Anna was the one who was actually the most excited by the trains.
The train we rode on had no heating. It has been around for over 100 years and was like an ice box. Alex wanted to load the kids with hot chocolate before we got on, but I nixed the idea as there are no bathrooms and the ride was around 2 hours. I was glad I made that decision as I couldn't imagine trying to have one of the kids go off of the back of the train in freezing weather!
Bundled up and ready for a ride!
The train stopped on an old bridge and it felt rickety and insecure, but it also was amazing.
Mark managed to jump in the window while Alex was taking pictures and it is one of my favorite from the trip.
Just to give an idea of the town.
After this town we drove a few towns over and went to one of the longest running mines in the country (no longer in operation). Below is the entrance.
We loaded on to an old mining car and headed in.
Apparently they do a Halloween tour and we were there a couple of weeks before Halloween. Because of this, they forgot to put in some of the lights they normally have during the regular tours and some parts were pitch black. I got a little nervous at one point. It is fascinating how people were able to make the tunnels and systems in that environment.
The boys didn't seem to mind the dark too much.
Alex thought he captured a ghost. What do you think?
2 comments:
What a quaint, charming town! That's so fun you all got to ride a train - it looks like your kids had a blast!!
Great to hear about all your adventures. Love and miss you guys!
It's posts like this that make me feel very envious -- how fun!
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