Today is the second day of our seven-day baby boomer road trip.  The challenge:  four baby boomers, one vehicle, seven days, and no first degree murder.

We awakened to greet the new day from our comfortable beds in the Grand Canyon Railway Hotel.

The Grand Canyon Railway Hotel is set in a picturesque Western setting. Designed to resemble the century-old train depot that housed the original Fray Marcos Hotel, opened by the Santa Fe Railroad as a Harvey House, the Grand Canyon Railway Hotel provided us a relaxing night’s sleep before we journeyed aboard the train for the Grand Canyon.

In the morning, we explored the historic Williams Depot, and then were ushered to a mock western town where we were entertained by Marshall John B. Goodmore as he attempted to keep the Cataract Creek Gang in line.

At 9:30, it was “all aboard” as we climbed up into the luxury parlor class car for the two-hour and fifteen minute journey to the Grand Canyon.  During our journey we were entertained by strolling musicians, enjoyed continual jokes and information from our wonderful hostess, noshed on fresh fruit, pastries, coffee and juice, and luxuriated in comfy leather seating worthy of a railroad baron.  If you can swing the price of the luxury parlor car, do it!

All four of us were in complete agreement that the Grand Canyon Railroad experience was fantastic and highly recommended.

Disclosure:  our turn of the century railroad experience was provided by the kind folks at the Grand Canyon Railway.  Thank you very much!