Black Hills Trip: 1880 Train

Ava, Owen, & Addie on the train Mom & Dad

Family Photo

The pack of kids heading to the train station

The view from our train car

It was decided that the 1880 Train from Hill City to Keystone would be a highlight for all the kids once we all met at the house near Lead, SD. We made the nearly hour drive to Hill City and the kids couldn't have been more excited. The train ride was pretty chilly in our open train car on the first half of the trip. However, on the second half we moved to a closed car which was much better. The kids all liked the train except my nephew Toby who thought the train whistle was too loud. The total ride was two hours long, so the kids were ready to get off when we returned to Hill City. Overall, I think they liked it. It was quite a bit of sitting for Ava, but she had Addie to keep her company which was wonderful.