Christmas Activities

After Christmas, Dora and I had to get some house stuff finalized in Kalispell.  We packed up the boys and headed south for 4 days and 3 nights.  We booked a hotel with a pool for the boys, who enjoyed the swimming and hot tub.  I finalized some appliances and our kitchen cabinets.  After that, we had a nice treat for the boys.

Often we drive to Whitefish and pass a sign for Izaak Walton.  I knew they had xc skiing there, so I thought I would check them out on the web.  Turns out, they also have trains!

For a premium and two night minimum stay, you can stay in a train engine or a caboose.  We were able to book ourselves into the little blue caboose you see here.  It's a bit of a jaunt, but you get a sweet view and some quality isolation.  Well minus the trains.  You overlook a busy train yard, that while mostly quiet, has it's fair share of train activity.  Dora's dad probably would not like it, but the kids sure did!

With shovels, sled and snowshoes in tow, we headed to our room for the night.  It wasn't the largest of suites, but the upper bunk was pretty sweet.  I'm still trying to understand some of the old sign-age from inside.

The next day we built snowman, snowshoed and read curious george a few times to many.  It was a great stay and if you can find the cash, have kids who love thomas the train, I think you would enjoy your stay.  The restaurant in the main hotel had excellent food and as a side note, their fire alarm is in excellent working condition!