No matter what they say we done...We ain't never had too much fun!

What a fun day we had yesterday!!! At 9:30 am we all assembled at the train depot and after a short comical "cowboy" skit we boarded the Grand Canyon Railway thetrain.com Since we were a little late in signing up Salt and I had to go "luxury car". We practically had the whole car to ourselves with a wonderful hostess named Theresa. Theresa filled us in on how to make the best of our time at the canyon.


This is Jesse Anderson...he was our entertainer on the train going to the canyon. Boy, could he make that banjo sing. Being in the car we were in we had the opportunity to really get to know the entertainers.


Salt relaxing on the train. Salt particularly enjoyed the train ride....it was his first. After doing over 6,000 miles of driving he was ready to sit back and let someone else be the chauffeur.




Our first stop at the Canyon was the Hopi house the oldest building in that particular area of the canyon. It has been turned to an exquisite gift shop. Very high end Indian made items.


What can I say about the Grand Canyon that hasn't been said a million times....even pictures can't capture the splendor.

Salt was a little more brave than I was when it came to posing at the edge. Everyone was still in a very dismal mood over the tragic loss of the 4 year old that went over the south rim (where we were) just 2 days before. I couldn't believe parents that were putting their small children right out on the edge to get a snapshot.... I guess it's one of those "it won't happen to me" mentalities.

We had lunch at the Arizona Room located in the Angel Lodge. We were able to overlook the canyon as we ate. The food was wonderful...the Cesar salad had a real south western flare, they made it with black beans, corn and strips of taco chips. Sounds weird but was SO good. We also had a beef brisket that was ALMOST as good as Ellen Adamson's.

And here is my favorite entertainer. Craig Sommer......he was as good a comedian as singer. When he asked for requests, I said "you probably don't do Toby Kieth"....he said "..."how about this one"....and did a fantastic job on I should have been a cowboy! We tried to call Betty on the phone so he could sing to her. Unfortunately, we couldn't get service in the canyon we were in. When we finally did get to her he was just finishing up but the whole train did wish her well and got to talk to Emma. Emma thought it was pretty cool that a real cowboy was singing to Grandma!!

And what would a train ride be without a hold- up by these scary train robbers. Craig says the reason they stop the train is because they had a hard time trying to find bandits who were willing to jump off a moving horse onto a moving train for minimum wage.

For the next couple of days we will be doing a lot of driving. We will head to Laramie, Wyoming to see Janna. Since it is over 700 miles and will take us 2-3 days (or more depending on what we see along the way) we will probably miss Jerry since he is headed on his annual elk hunting trip.