Bryce was excited to get up and see a train because he was going to take a ride on the White Pass and Yukon Route railway.
The train took the same rails that had carried the gold miners to the Klondike Gold rush in the 1890's. It is an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. A designation shared with the Panama Canal, the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty. It climbs 3000 feet in just 20 miles. I am not positive Bryce cared about all of that.
Meanwhile Lonny and Emily took a Zodiac watercraft for a ride up a fjord (I have actually never used that word in a sentence. It was supposed to be wild and wet, thus the enormous waterproof attire, but I think it was fairly tame)
to see waterfalls
and more waterfalls,
seals lying around sunbathing
and eagles.
And then they came back.
Meanwhile back on the train.....
Bryce had such a good day wearing his orange shirt the day before that he decided to wear it again. Which is probably why the people behind us on the train recognized him immediately as the boy that had won Who Wants to be a Mouseketeer? (He is wearing his pin on his shirt.) He took it all in stride being a celebrity.
They told us the story of the Alaskan gold rush and the building of the train tracks as we went higher up the mountain.
We could see where we were headed. Up that hill. Once we got to the top the seats folded down to face the other direction. We are use to roller coasters where the return trip is taken facing backwards but it is good to see where you are going.
There is a tunnel up ahead and a rickety bridge we are traveling upon.
We did not cross this old trestle bridge, something about it being extremely unstable and broken down, whatever.
Mickey was always game for an adventure.
It was fun for all of us.
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| Bryce loves Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. I loved riding the rails and cruising with this happy boy. |
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| And to end the day ice cream and a bunny rabbit. |
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