Oh what fun it is to ride...

...on a train to Royal Gorge!  In our touring of Colorado via train Grandpa John decided he would like to see the Royal Gorge with us.  We got seats in the Vista Dome so we had a fantastic view of the gorge in air conditioning and out of the brief rain shower in the afternoon.  Logan fell asleep on the way back so mom was very happy to have a place to sit down comfortably and watch the beautiful landscape.  

The Royal Gorge is a very special place to mom and dad as they went white water rafting here on the Arkansas River in 2006 for their second wedding anniversary.  The water was running really fast and the rapids were a Class 4-5!  It was so scary but so exhilarating!  We have been back a few other times and never has the water been running that fast (or it was running faster and the rapids were closed). 

Keagan really enjoyed the train ride with Grandpa John, Grandma Diane and Choo-Choo Jen (John's daughter).  We were really lucky there was an extra bench open across from our table so we all got to spread out and enjoy the views.  

 When we got closer to the bridge Keagan would keep pointing to it and was amazed how high up the bridge was over the top of us.  For many months after this trip he would call this trip"high choo-choo."