{"id":2846,"date":"2017-03-17T09:21:20","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T17:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/verdecanyonrr.com\/?p=2846"},"modified":"2017-07-31T10:02:49","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T17:02:49","slug":"everyone-hopping-board-verde-canyon-railroad-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verdecanyonrr.com\/everyone-hopping-board-verde-canyon-railroad-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"EVERYONE IS \u201cHOPPING\u201d ON BOARD THE VERDE CANYON RAILROAD THIS SPRING!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Easter marks the rebirth of nature and the regeneration of its inhabitants, every creature big and small.\u00a0 It is also an invitation to go outside and enjoy longer days, and moderate temperatures. Hop aboard the Verde Canyon Railroad and <a href=\"https:\/\/verdecanyonrr.com\/journey\/in-the-canyon\/\">take a look<\/a> \u2013 breathtaking horizons and impressive displays of color embraced by Canyon walls, rising pinnacles, majestic spires and lest we forget\u2026clean, clear, crisp canyon air!<\/h2>\n<p>Another sure symbol of the season: a big bunny sighting in Clarkdale, Arizona. And, this isn\u2019t just <em>anybunny<\/em>! It\u2019s <em>somebunny v<\/em>ery special! This rare rabbit only makes his appearance once a year, on Easter Sunday at the Verde Canyon Railroad depot. Sharing candy, hugs and fun photo ops, the jumbo-sized hare is a classic harbinger of the new season. Arriving at the train station around noon on April 16<sup>th<\/sup>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/verdecanyonrr.com\/events\/easter-bunny-express\/\">Easter Bunny<\/a> is <em>hoppy <\/em>to greet all guests on the patio, especially those planning to ride the 1:00 p.m. departure into the Verde Canyon wilderness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur holiday excursions are designed as a family event,\u201d says Teresa Propeck, marketing director.\u00a0 \u201cHowever, spring is special.\u00a0 Every day there is a subtle change\u2026 more color, more <a href=\"https:\/\/verdecanyonrr.com\/journey\/wildlife\/\">animals<\/a>, quite simply, more to see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Without doubt, there is no better way to see this abundance of beauty than <a href=\"https:\/\/verdecanyonrr.com\/journey\/aboard-the-train\/\">aboard<\/a> the Verde Canyon Railroad.\u00a0 Along the rails of this appealing excursion, passengers venture along a forest protected from virtually all civilization.\u00a0 Its inhabitants wander freely and in full view.\u00a0 Its vegetation is ripe and full of fruit, flowers, and fragrance.<\/p>\n<p>What a way to see it all \u2026 the well-appointed caboose is a private car for six and first-class cars boast plush seating, complimentary appetizers, and a full-service bar. Everyone has access to open-air viewing cars offering 360-degree vistas and spectacular photographic opportunities.\u00a0 There is one more class of ridership for one fortunate person each day, quite frankly, the best seat in the house. This engineer ride-along, seated, between the engineer and conductor, is inside a classic American-built FP7 locomotive.<\/p>\n<p>A stone\u2019s throw from the hillside mining town of <a href=\"https:\/\/verdecanyonrr.com\/sedona-area\/jerome\/\">Jerome<\/a>, Verde Canyon Railroad is in the heart of the Verde Valley, a diverse crossroads featuring amazing adventures in every direction. Only two hours from Phoenix and 25 minutes from <a href=\"https:\/\/verdecanyonrr.com\/sedona-area\/sedona\/\">Sedona<\/a>, Verde Canyon Railroad is the perfect Arizona day trip, weekend celebration or addition to Arizona vacation plans. Reservations are accepted online at VerdeCanyonRR.com or at 800-293-7245.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Easter marks the rebirth of nature and the regeneration of its inhabitants, every creature big and small.\u00a0 It is also an invitation to go outside and enjoy longer days, and&#8230;<br \/><a class=\"readmore-link\" href=\"https:\/\/verdecanyonrr.com\/everyone-hopping-board-verde-canyon-railroad-spring\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>EVERYONE IS \u201cHOPPING\u201d ON BOARD THE VERDE CANYON RAILROAD THIS SPRING! - Verde Canyon RR, Sedona Area Tours<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Easter marks the rebirth of nature and the regeneration of its inhabitants, every creature big and small.\u00a0 It is also an invitation to go outside and\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/verdecanyonrr.com\/everyone-hopping-board-verde-canyon-railroad-spring\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"EVERYONE IS \u201cHOPPING\u201d ON BOARD THE VERDE CANYON RAILROAD THIS SPRING! 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