
The Attack of Solozilla.
Josh and I drove to Oregon to meet Aunt Amy and Uncle Courtney at thei r beloved Train Mountain near Klamath Falls.

We camped right in between two lines, and so were able to catch this early riser as he took a spin on his machine. Here's Josh with his morning maté hanging out in the sun while the single engine rider whizzes by...
Our first morning,
We asked SoLo if he would like to take a ride on the flat car in front of me, and as he was obliging, we took off. Josh and Amy in front, Courtney driving, and Solo and I hanging out near my favorite car: the caboose!
We toured over the
until we came to a rail block - seems like once again, a damsel in distress decided to lay herself on the tracks.
It was just as well, because we wanted to check out the miniature (functioning) water tower
Courtney and his friends had built. We had a moment while the damsel was coming to her senses to admire his handiwork.
We continued through miniature towns, tunnels made from large culverts, and later that night, we took a ride through the garden of lights. It was a unique and fun day, I will always remember the feel of the rhythm of the tracks - an up-tempo version of their larger cousins - rocking us gently as we rolled through the grounds of Train Mountain!