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Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
Today we rode on a "fall photographers special" of the famous Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. We departed at 7:00am and returned at 7:30pm. Along the way we had numerous photo run-bys where we detrained and then photographed the train steaming past us.
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Million Dollar Highway
... rose and fell with the elevation with a low of 9C. The last Pass I went through the temperature went from 10C to 20C in a matter of minutes. The scenery went as well from tall mountains and valleys covered with lush greenery to small hill like mountains in a desert setting around Durango
That's going to be my scenery from now on being in the Southern US with tomorrow I will be exploring Mesa Verde National Park. Need to lather up on the sun screen.
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Ouray
... but it is always worth it. We drove by huge ranches around Ridgeway (Ralph Lauren's ranch is nearby and his son married Lauren Bush there this weekend). Then we started up into the mountains. We stopped in Ouray for lunch. What a neat town - it is called the Switzerland of America and it looks like it. We parked right in front of an art gallery....uh oh....I found a painting ...
Four States at once
... 8220;corrupt police” next. And smack Cameron about a bit just for the hell of it, the saucepan faced goon. We soon chased another paper bag by watching the “Surfing Bird” episode of Family Guy.
Friday 8 July
KK: Had a bit of a lie in. So we got to The Visitor Centre at Mesa Verde National Park the same time as the vacationing hordes. We watched turkey vultures circle while we queued for our tickets for the ...
Drivin' and Lots of Parks
... sound that high, but at altitude for city slickers, and the whole 1 step forward, ½ step down, it took quite a while to reach the summit. There is a reason they call these the Great Sand Dunes. The dunes were tall and steep, probably 4-5 times higher and steeper that you would expect. The sand was cold and soft beneath our bare feet and we stayed for quite a while talking with fellow travelers at the summit before heading back down.
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