Anchorage to Talkeetna by Rail

Perhaps the best thing in the world is to be married to someone you consider to be your best friend—that one person you enjoy spending time with more than anyone else you know, especially when you share similar sensibilities and interests. Both Christi and I wanted to go to Alaska, and we both didn’t have any interest in a luxury cruise.

From the earliest planning for the trip, we agreed that some train travel would be a blast. We’d heard that the Alaskan rail line offers some of the most amazing views you could imagine and that the rail cars were designed for excellent sight-seeing with an observation deck. All true! The train crew was cheerful, helpful, and knowledgeable. And the food was quite good too.

We were only on the train for two days out of our entire trip. The pictures here are from the first day as we traveled from Anchorage to Talkeetna. While not nearly as scenic as the second day of travel, you have to agree it was beautiful!