We crossed many streams along the train ride. The mix of mountains, vegetation, and water was hypnotic at times. I can understand how someone could spend extended periods of time here. I must add to that, our guides had a lot of warnings at every excursion about berries and such that would be within our grasp that we should not touch; poisonous. And, of course, watch out for bears.Some streams passed by so fast you had to stay alert or miss them. In the distance is the U.S. Customs Office, 12 miles from the U.S./Canadian border. Why is it located there? Our guide informed us that someone decided winter weather at the actual border gets too bad to have it any closer. This did nothing to help with my fear of heights, but I wasn’t very concerned. The scenery was too good.
