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Old folks home

A travel blog entry by df5628

Friday - Day 7
We made it to Durango this evening, Bought our tickets for the train ride Saturday @ 8:00 am. We booked rooms in the Best Wesrern Rio Grandy Inn. We new it would be pricey bur it looked great from the out side and so close to the train, Don't buy a book by it's cover, wise old indian saying. The ride was great but way to long, 9 …

Ouray to Durango

A travel blog entry by hejomi57

Up in time to pack and have breakfast before heading off around 9am along the Million Dollar road from Ouray to Silverton. A fair bit of concentration required for the winding road, rewarded by scenic views and colourful foliage. Stopped in Silverton for a hour or so to have a look and get oyur bearings (as we'll have another look tomorrow between …

Durango silverton railway

A travel blog entry by hejomi57

Caught the 9am train out of Durango. There are two per day, one at 8:30 and one at 9:00. Three hours plus to Silverton along trackes beside the Animas river. Sat behind and chatted with a couple from Penrith in NSW. Also two guys who got off halfway to Silverton, to hike for four nights in the forest and climb a couple of fourteeners. They had …

A Long long drive

A travel blog entry by travelann

Driving from Page Arizona to Durango Colorado. Passed by Monument Valley. Was ok but would have been better if we had actually driven into the Navajo center. Disappointing, but it is what it is. We stayed at other Best Westerns and this one is not up to par. Breakfast was not very good....no eggs except hard boiled, lumpy cold oat meal.

Mesa Verde

A travel blog entry by travelann

Spent the day at Mesa Verde. The cliff dwellings are amazing. The whole park is huge and very beautiful. The ride up to the Mesa was long and twisty. Tonite is Happy Hour in the hotel and then someplace for dinner.