Take an End-of-Summer Family Adventure
Aboard the Verde Canyon Railroad
The Verde Canyon Railroad located in Clarkdale, Arizona just 25 minutes from Sedona offers you a chance for a family adventure into the Verde Canyon. For families, winding down the summer and getting kids excited about school again can be a challenge. Fortunately, there’s still plenty of opportunity to spend quality time together. In reality, it’s an easy fix. If you do nothing else to say good-bye to summer, take one day for a Family-Time Adventure by booking passage on Verde Canyon Railroad. When their conductor yells, “All aboard,” he’s referring to all of your family.
A journey into the untamed back-country of Arizona provides the type of experience that resonates with the entire family. A ride on the Verde Canyon Railroad is equal parts excitement and romance: perfect for boys and girls. Trains also offer a rich educational experience (but mom and dad may want to keep that their little secret). Kids grow up fast, the train travels slowly. You do the math.
Sure, you can spend two hours sitting in a movie theater with everybody staring straight ahead, or you can spend four hours talking, exploring and discovering a whole new world together. Enjoy the plush comfort of the cars while savoring dramatic scenery. Relax and learn about the history and geology of the region from the train’s narration. Share ice cream sandwiches while hanging out on the open-air viewing cars as you scan the high desert terrain for wildlife and waterfowl. Watching bald eagles float on canyon air currents or seeing Great Blue Herons bob for fish in the river are the stories that will be told over and over again at the dinner table.
Even before the train pulls out of the depot there are memories to be made. Visit the John Bell Railroad Museum where history abounds, pick up a souvenir at the Boxcar Gift Store full of items for every age group, and then dine picnic-style on the shady patio with appetizing food and drink from Copper Spike Café. Verde Canyon Railroad is more than just a train ride, it is a chance to slow down and reconnect with the people that matter most. Forget about day to day distractions; pack up the entire brood for one more family-time adventure this summer.
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*Article provided by Verde Canyon Railroad.
