A sheer and total joy ride is how I would sum this 4 hour train trip from Fairbanks to Denali.

Hubby secured Gold Star tickets – Basically the tickets allowed us to ride on the second floor, dine downstairs, have unlimited drinks and enjoy the great outdoors out on the railed deck in the rear of the upper level.

The photo below (left side) is hubby standing on the deck and on the right he’s sitting across from me checking out the menu in the restaurant down below/the ground floor.

We sailed over the river and through the woods…

My favorite spot on the train was the upper (open) deck.  Picture of the top of the cars and bridge we just crossed.

There was always scenery to enjoy

What a powerful sleek engine!

And what a fantastic route

This little old church along the tracks caught our attention.

We quickly noticed crossings getting fewer and fewer and the roads appeared to be little lanes.

These cars were just chillin’ as we passed by.

A look back at that bridge that we just went under.

The ever changing scenery…

And well on our way to Denali

The engine that could…

Another beautiful view

Next stop Denali!

Unfortunately we didn’t have clear skies to see “The Big One” aka Mount McKinley but we certainly made the most of it.

To be continued…

Blessings – Debbie