After saying goodbye to Tim and Jac on Thursday morning, we boarded a train and headed south towards Denali. While it is normally a 2 and 1/2 hour trip to Denali via car, it took about 4 hours via train. We rode in luxury. The train was blue and yellow - Alaskan colors - and was two stories. We rode atop while the dining area was below.
Here is a view of the train from the inside
We drove through the Alaskan wilderness, enjoying parts of the trip that are difficult to enjoy when driving in a truck that is hauling a trailer. The breakfast was excellent. Dad and I had pancakes and I tried Reindeer Sausage. Yes, I believe it was Vixen. Sorry Santa.
We arrived around noon and got lunch at Lynx Pizza - home of the 2.75 PBR - before heading out on our trip into Denali. I won't get into that now because it was such an amazing trip and worth its own blog post. Needless to say we have had an awesome time since leaving Fairbanks. I'm going to jump ahead a bit in our trip, bypassing the Denali tour.
Today, Friday, we got up early and went whitewater rafting on the Nenana River. Our guide was very informative and made sure we got soaking wet. We all wore dry suits - pictures to follow I promise - which were tailored to ones body....right.
Here is a picture we took of people rafting the day we arrived on the train. Please note, this is not a picture of us. We took some on disposable cameras and bought one. You might not see those sexy shots til after the trip but I promise it will be worth the wait.
We rode some pretty awesome rapids, enjoyed a beautiful, cloudless sky while rafting along the Nenana River, and got our socks soaking wet. Definitely got a Glacial Facial.
On a completely different note, my contacts arrived! I got them after arriving at the Mt. McKinley Princess Resort near Trapper Creek. All is well. I won't be the one-eyed contact wearer anymore. Thanks Nana!
Our Denali Trip will encompass the next post. Look forward to it.
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