Both E and my brother Steven love trains. So last week we drove up the canyon to Heber City and we took a ride on the Heber Valley Railroad. There were two trips to choose from: a 3-hour trip and 90-minute trip. We went on the 90-minute trip and it turned out to be just the right length. The ride was a lot of fun. You could sit in the open cars or in the old passenger cars. We switched between the two.
Chugging along next to a reservoir.
E and his Uncle Steven.
E liked climbing around on the benches.
The wind gives E a stylin' do.
The fall foliage in the canyon was a nice bonus. It was breathtaking.
The only downside to the trip was that E got carsick on the drive back home through the canyon and threw up a couple of times. It put a bit of a damper on things. But overall it was a really nice outing.
If you're local and have avid train fans in your family I think it's worth going once. The train rides are fairly pricey ($24 for 90 minutes, $30 for 3 hours), but kids under 3 are free which helps. I don't think we'll be going again anytime soon but I'm glad we went this time.
Labels: E., family, for locals, photos, the middling outdoors