It was a perfect weather day for a train ride. We boarded the Verde Canyon Railroad a little before 1pm, and returned to the station in Clarkdale at about 5pm. The scenery in this remote canyon in Central Arizona is magnificent, most of which is only accessible by the train. Even though we had seats in one of the coach cars, we spent most of the ride in the adjacent open air car. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.
This trestle over one of the side canyons is about 150 feet tall.
I sneaked this picture while we were in the darkest part of the tunnel.
At 18 miles out from the depot, the train stopped in Perkinsville, where the engine did a "runaround" from the front to the back, then pulled the train back to Clarkdale.
One of the few photos where the reluctant 7 year old model agreed to have her picture taken.
This telephoto shot of two Blue Heron's actually turned out better than I expected.
This was our 2nd ride on the Verde Canyon RR, and Laila's first. At 4 hours in duration, the ride was perhaps a little long for our Grand Daughter, but she was a trooper, not complaining, and not a single "are we there yet" on the way back to the station. This morning, it's a return trip back to the Grand Canyon where we worked for two summers. This will be Laila's first viewing of a true natural wonder!
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