Keeping Kurrent

This river, the Nenana river, is located immediately adjacent to Denali National Park and Preserve and passes by the McKinley Village where the Host had an overnight stay. The river is glacier fed. There was a sign saying that a Grizzly bear had recently been seen immediately by this property. Beautiful and dangerous.

 

Train built around 1900 takes passengers from Hood River to Parkdale, OR

 

Mobile and handicapped seniors can have a lot of fun on the Mt. Hood RR. The Mt. Hood RR travels between April and December of each year. The passenger and dinner trains travel between Hood River and Parkdale, OR. For more information about the railroad and its schedule look at the Mt. Hood RR web site.

 

Metro YMCA passengers arriving at the Mt. Hood RR parking area to board the train. This is a very large parking area. Passengers can leave their vehicles near the historic railroad station and then the car or van can be moved to a parking space.

 

 

 

The Mt. Hood RR passenger cars, caboose and engine at the historic railroad station. YMCAers are walking toward the entry of the station to obtain their tickets. It doesn't look like it, but there are a lot of people on board the train this day. There are approximately 300 people that will travel to Parkdale.

 

 

Having trouble climbing these steep stairs? There is a vertical lift available at each end of the trip that will allow people in wheelchairs or who have difficulty climbing strairs to mount the passenger train.

 

 

 

There are about 30 YMCAers who will board the passenger train today. It takes a while but everyone is having a great time chatting with one another. Besides, the day was just perfect. Perhaps a little rain on the way from Portland to Hood River, but, not enough to dampen any spirits.

Two happy YMCAers, Larry and Barb, were really enjoying the trip. They both shared their stories about prior trips. Barbara told a story about how she traveled across the country as a small child. It was a great story. You can hear this story by turning to "Having Fun on the Mt. Hood RR" story found on another page.

 

While in a grassy area in Parkdale the passengers were treated to quality music from the Savant Garde singers. You can also hear them singing and playing at "Having Fun on the Mt. Hood RR "

 

 

 

Do you want to know more about the Mt. Hood RR? You can listen to Dan Reynolds, an advocate for Oregon's Short Rail trains and especially the Mt. Hood RR by turning to "Mt Hood RR and History and Short Line RR's".