Between Rigby and Rexburg you pass an amazing train bridge. It's dark, is against beautiful landscape, and is the neatest style! Ever since I was in College at BYU-Idaho I've wanted to take a photo on that bridge! So, on our drive up to Ashton to visit my brother and his awesome wife we decided to do one. Paige had gone duck hunting her first time and they offered some meat (James loves Duck meat!) to our family. We love going up and being with them and hearing all their fun stories. And finally on the pretty drive we were going to stop at THE BRIDGE!
The train bridge is over a beautiful part of the Snake River and you have to climb up a little bank to get onto the tracks and then to the bridge. We had forgotten to pack the tripodand so James ran down to the car and grabbed the stroller to use in its place. So there we were with a baby a stroller and us happily trying to get some family photos together in a beautiful fall day. We checked in the camera to see if a train was nearing. There was a bright light super far away and James thought it looked like the curve of the freeway shining from the setting sun. So you can guess what's coming. As we are setting up another shot James turns to see three lights coming our way....meaning a TRAIN!! So I quickly grab Jane, her cheerio bottle and start to jump over the beams to get off the bridge. James grabs the camera and stroller and starts booking it down the hill. We all got off the track and no more than 20 seconds later the train zoomed by us. It was a engine with two cars, so not a long one. We pulled our hands doing the train whistle sign and the conductor CHOO-CHOOED at us.
Wheew. It will definitely go down in history as the most
adventurous and crazy family photos we may ever take!
adventurous and crazy family photos we may ever take!
