At the end of September, John and I went on a road trip to Idaho Springs, CO and Georgetown, CO. We had lunch in Idaho Springs and then headed to Georgetown so I could experience the Georgetown Loop Railroad.
I love trains and I am especially fond of old locomotives!
The day started with an hour road trip to Idaho Springs and a road trip is a great excuse to stop for snacks at a roadside convenience shop in the mountains:
Those were poor nutritional choices but they were delicious!
Snacks in hand, I enjoyed the mountainous scenery and tunnels along the way:
We had lunch in the darling town of Idaho Springs at BeauJo’s Pizza known for it’s “Mountain Pie” a pizza with a tall/large crust with accompanying honey to dip it in.
After that tasty experience, we wandered around downtown Idaho Springs, a former mining town, window shopping and stopping at one of my favorite charity thrift shops that I always visit when I am in the area.
And there was a 50% off sale, but I was good as I didn’t really need anything, I just like to browse!
Georgetown isn’t far from Idaho Springs, so a short drive and we were there:
From the parking lot you can see the train:
Waiting at the station for it to arrive:
We sat right behind the locomotive engine so we had a great view. Here are photos from the train ride:
We stopped at another station for a gift shop and bathroom break and I realized just how high above sea level were were!
My favorite part of the train ride was listing to this – so awesome!
And here is video I found on YouTube by a self proclaimed “train nerd” that provides a nice overview of the experience with history (we didn’t do the optional mine tour this time):
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