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Fall colors and steam
... views!
I've been feeling badly that I haven't been getting any exercise since we've been traveling, but I made up for some of that yesterday. In and out of the truck, climbing into the back to get a higher vantage point, walking down the road a ways, then trotting back as fast as I could to get moving again -- and all this at about 10 thousand feet! I did pretty well with the altitude, I thought. I was huffing and puffing a bit, which I ...
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railway
... scenery is delightful. I could live in this place (until it hits 20 below in the winter). I'll try to post a few more pics and videos. What a classic ride - should be even more memorable in the fall when the aspens turn golden!
Click on the video below to get a taste of the train ride, and the countryside.
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Night 24: 4 Corner Loafering
... street ended.
Anyhow today we wandered and loafered and ended up nowhere really. We drive nearly 300 miles and went nowhere. Along the way, though, we saw beautiful trans-montaine beauty and experienced some ancient history. All in all it was a good day, much better than sitting at hone watching Judge Judy and waiting for school to start again. Instead I sat around and watched America pass alongside my windshield.
Enough philosophy and justification. Today we ...
Fishing and Fun in Chama
... She told us that the operation is going to change back to a company and that may help.
I went fishing on the Chama and caught a few nice trout. Had a good time. The river level is down and I was able to fish it without putting on my waders. We stayed in Chama for three days and then departed for Colorado Springs. On our way out of Chama we got to see some beautiful Aspen Fall colors and also got to see the narrow gauge train.
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Rolling History...
... of the Rio Grande’s San Juan Extension, which served the silver mining district of the San Juan mountains in southwestern Colorado. Like all of the Rio Grande at the time, it was built to a gauge of 3 feet between the rails, instead of the more common 4 feet, 8-1/2 inches that became standard in the United States. The inability to interchange cars with other railroads led the Rio Grande to begin converting its tracks to ...
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