Silverton, United States Travel Blogs

The Sun Came Out In Silverton!
May 24, 2009

... closed down in 1991, and since then the town has become a tourist destination.  There are some beautiful old buildings in Silverton, and lots of craft and souveneir stores.  It finally stopped raining while we were in Silverton, and the sun came ...

Day 11 Four-Wheelin Day
Oct 6, 2005 (5 photos)

... Byway" Jeep Libery odometer reads 12475.....Time: 9:30 AM Town of Ouray, CO. (Elevation is 7706) We are headed to Silverton via the four-wheel drive road over mountain peaks, near lakes, and along rock cliffs. Pretty exciting!!! It's a beautiful ...

North to Silverton Colorado
May 26, 2008 (94 photos)

... in the specialty stores or dine in the historic restaurants before they depart the train station at 2:45 pm. Hollywood discovered Silverton and several movies were shot on location, including Ticket to Tomahawk, Great Day in the Morning, Run for Cover, ...

Silverton & Ouray, Colorado
Jun 25, 2009 (23 photos)

... enough of the minerals to make money.  Our guide had been a contractor and had worked in the mine briefly.  Silverton was a cute little mining town and we really wanted to stay longer, but the weather was not cooperating and Kristi was feeling ...

Ice Lake
Aug 30, 2009 (19 photos)

This weekend Allison and I hiked to Ice Lake near Silverton, Colorado, for her birthday weekend extravaganza. I had read about the hike to Ice Lake a while back, and then I heard some co-workers raving about it this week. So at the last minute, ...

Silverton, Durango
Mar 30, 2009 (3 photos)

This place was recommended to me by a colleague, he said it was a western style town and full of snow and cold as hell even in the end of March. More than western movies it reminded me our mountain resorts, where I used to go with the partner who left me ...

The best place we've visited!!
Aug 16, 2007 (9 photos)

... heading on along Hwy 550 thru some further roadworks across another huge mountain. It only took us about an hour to get to Silverton which is in a small valley with mountains all around - it is beautiful. We stayed in the Grand Imperial which is an old ...

Just loggin where I've been
Aug 30, 2006

Trying to figure this bloody thing out.

Day 17
May 10, 2007 (10 photos)

... . We all had a hot beef sandwich with mashed potatoes, gravy and corn. It was wonderful. We then walked the 5 blocks of Silverton. Neat old buildings are still in use. It is a tourist trap by summer and a ski resort by winter. They have recently ...

Silverton - Day 5
Apr 1, 2007 (10 photos)

... ramp that goes from the hill, over the creek, over the power line, and lands in the parking lot.  I can't imagine it on skis or a bike but here's Santa trying it. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=silverton+and+santa&search=Search

Job hunting begins
Oct 28, 1975

Stop at State Employment Dept.  very discouraging.  US in deep recession. Jobs very hard to come by. Head ne.

Silverton Peer Pressure
Mar 7, 2007

... .  So if you make reservations, you can sign me up for a day plus skis and avalanche gear." And Kristin ... "I'm in for Silverton.  Even if I stand at the top of the mountain, my knees shaking, tears of fear running down my face, and turn ...

Silverton, Colorado
Oct 23, 2006 (28 photos)

Sunday, October 22 Silverton, Colorado We're on our way home today and drive the mountain roads from Durango to Silverton. The entire town is registered as a National Historic Landmark. Silverton is very quiet today as we walk up and down the main street ...

Amazing steam-train journey
Aug 17, 2007 (9 photos)

... & Rio Grande Railroad arrived in Durango, Colorado. Durango was founded by the D&RG in 1880. Construction to Silverton, Colorado began that fall. Only 11 months later did the D&RG reach Silverton in July of 1882. Trains hauling passengers and ...

Silverton
Jul 4, 2008

We stopped in Silverton to sight-see and have some lunch. We were not able to find anywhere to eat that had outdoor seating to accommodate Dusty, so we stopped in and picked up some Thai wraps from a place called XXX. Then we had some ice cream and ...