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Road Trip Day 13 – The Durango to Silverton Railroad

Sunday 16th September 2018

Great excitement today as we arrived at the station in Durango ready for a two and a half hour trip on the historic steam train through to Silverton and back again. Join us on this delightful trip, enjoy the steam engine and the spectacular leaf colours.

Keeping an eye out

Beautiful trunks

One Aspen

Looking down from the open carriage

Spotted by Mr S!

Over the bridge

Steep!

Watching out of the gondola car

Following the course the river

Wooden bridge

From Silverton

Colour!

We had lunch in Silverton, took the train back to Durango where we had an excellent dinner at Ken and Sue’s and ended the evening with live music in the Diamond Belle Saloon.

Silverton under the Aspen filled mountain

Silverton City Hall 1908

Loved the colours

In the town

In the Diamond Belle Saloon

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on October 7, 2018 in America, Beauty, Colorado, environment, nature, Photography, Postaday2018, travel, Uncategorized

Tags: Diamond Belle Saloon, Fall colours, Quaking Aspens

Road Trip Day 8 – The Million Dollar Highway

02 Oct

Sunday 11th September 2018

Oh my, what a ride that was from Mesa Verde to Durango and on to Ouray over the Red Mountain Pass! Switch backs, mountain edges, trucks on narrow ledges, fabulous views for the non-driver and edge of the seat stuff for us both! We were both surprised and delighted to see the start of the glorious Fall colours, something we hadn’t anticipated.

Harleys with Mesa Verde behind

The road

Fall colour

Some of the switchbacks

We found our ride through the Red Mountain area particularly interesting as there was evidence of the mining that happened here in the late 1800s. Many Cornish miners, Cousin Jacks, left Cornwall to bring their hard rock mining skills to Colorado.

Info about The Red Mountain Mining District

Left behind house at the Red Mountain stop

Red Mountain

A truck taking one of the switchback turns

Edge of the seat riding

Black Bear Manor, our delightful B&B in Ouray

You might, or might not, like to look at this information about the Million Dollar Highway.
I’m glad I didn’t quite know what we were about to drive!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on October 2, 2018 in America, Colorado, environment, History, nature, Photography, Postaday2018, Tin mining history

Tags: Black Bear Manor B&B, Dangerous road, Fall colours, Quaking Aspens, Red Mountain Mining District

October Colours

01 Oct

“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” These lovely words come from Anne of Green Gables by L M Montgomery which I loved as a child.

Here is a gallery from our trip last Autumn around New England. Enjoy the beautiful Fall colours. For Shelagh with love and thanks for the visit.

Stowe

Pumpkins

I am taking a holiday from my blog while we visit family over the next month but I have scheduled posts with photos from Octobers past to arrive with you every few days. Hope you enjoy them. All the best to you all, my lovely readers. I’ll be back in November.