Grand Canyon Train

 On our drive home from California, Trish and I stopped for two nights in Williams, Arizona, so we could ride the Grand Canyon Railroad Train up to the south rim of the Grand Canyon for the day.

We boarded the train and departed at 8:30 am to take full advantage of the daylight hours.  Our tickets were in the Mary Colter Dome Car, named for the architect who designed many of the historic Grand Canyon Village buildings.

We had the front row seat in the Dome Car.

The trip to the Canyon took a bit over two hours.  Then we had  three and a half hours to explore along the rim before our return trip.  There was a lot of ice and snow everywhere, so, this was actually plenty of time to make our way to many safe overlooks and also have lunch at the El Tovar Hotel on the rim.

The long view up Bright Angel Creek toward the North Rim.

We carefully crept over the ice to get as many good views as possible.  It was a bright sunny day and the colors were very vibrant in the Canyon.

Looking down the Colorado River, but not quite to see the water.

Our return trip departed at 2:00 pm and we got back to Williams just before sunset.  We only wished we could have spent a night at the Canyon and returned the following day, but, that is for another time.