Just another day at the Heber Valley Railroad, complete with train whistles.
Ever the adventurer and haver of fun, my mom had a great idea to take a train ride with the girls one Friday afternoon this summer. The original thought was to take the Heber Creeper train ride and then float down the Provo River through scenic Provo Canyon. But due to the cost and the length of time for the train ride, we decided to take a shorter ride up to Soldier Hollow through scenic Heber. When we got to Soldier Hollow, the train had to switch tracks. On the way back we moved to one of the inside cars and kept a little cooler. 
As you can see by Esmé's hair, it was a hot day in a train thatwas built before the days of air conditioning. The water behind Es is a little lake between Midway and Heber. Look how blue her eys look with the shirt and the water. I love the hair too.
Sophie enjoyed the trip. I brought their "pooh blankets" as the train ride was during naptime and wanted to minimize any problems due to tiredness. Of course with Sophie, if the blanket is anywhere within eyesight she wants to cuddle up with it. The train trip was one of the hottest days of the year in July and there was Sophie sweating with her "pooh bear blankee."
Above are the railroaders: Es, Me, Sophia and my mom "Manga." 
Here is a picture of our train. In order to get to Soldier Hollow, the train drove through Heber. What we did not know was how many roads the train would have to cross along the way. Of course every time we crossed a road, the train had to blow the horn. It was insanely loud and the girls were scared of it because the only shady place left on the train was right up by the front engine.
But there was a perk to being so close to the engine. We were right next to the concession area! The girls were eyeing the M & M's and after having a few, the loud horn didn't seem like quite as big of a deal.
Here are the gals enjoying their train ride. Life is such an adventure when you are three! (Of course it doesn't take a lot to please me either.) Thanks for a great day Mom!
3 comments:
Looks like your train ride was a lot more fun than the Kellems Family Reunion train ride. Of course that was after the hitting incident so tensions were running a little high and a long slow train might not have been the best course of action.
Looks like fun!! Your girls are so cute!
Thanks for the heads up on the Heber Creeper. I keep thinking I ought to take PK, but I doubt he would last more than 5 minutes. No air conditioning? Yeah, it might be a few years before we try this one.
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