Saturday, April 25, 2026.
John and Charlie joined us on Amtrak for a day trip to Denver where we met Marianne (Bill’s daughter, John’s sister). She drove to her house in Boulder for a visit. Charlie is almost five years old, and he was very excited about traveling on the train that he often sees when it passes through the downtown Glenwood Springs station. He shouldered his backpack and pulled his Grandpa’s roller bag out to meet the train. He claimed the rolling step-on for his perch to watch the train approach.
Onboard, Charlie was a trooper. He charmed the other passengers with his curiosity and good manners. It was a long ride, but he avoided boredom by playing with his cars, drawing in my notebook, and consuming an astonishing quantity and variety of packed snacks. He resisted the hypnotic motion of the train, too. His eyes didn’t close until we were in the car, driving to “Auntie M’s.” We had a delightful day traveling with Charlie.
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