Grand Junction and Amtrak

 

A few times a year, Carter would take the shuttle to St George and spend time with his dad. After his dad died that vacation ended. Alex invited Carter to come to Grand Junction for a vacation. The only direct flights to Grand Junction are out of Prove, and there's no shuttle, so we decided to send him on the Amtrak. He's never ridden the train, so Don and I took the train down with him, and we returned the same day. Carter came back by himself a couple days later. The train trip was alright, but it was supposed to leave at 3 am and was delayed until 7 due to the heat shutting down tracks.

The bottom line, though, is that Carter liked the train. He liked easy access to bathrooms, a snack bar, and the chance to get up and walk around if he felt like it.

We took everyone to lunch, went over to Alex and Misty's, and then Don and I were back on the train to return home. 14 hours of train in one day was a lot of train, but it was a fun day.