Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Day Four
Today we boarded the Durango & Silverton Narrow Guage Railroad train at 8:30 am. This is a 127 year old steam powered train that travels through the San Juan Mountains. The views were absolutely breathtaking The ride is about 3 1/2 hours. We ate lunch in Silverton and walked around the town for a while and then headed back to Durango for 3 1/2 hours. The train traveled at a speed of about 15 mph. At one time, we actually had a skateboarder pass us! We saw a mama black bear and her cub on the mountainside. Once we arrived back in Durango, we drove our rental cars back to Gunnison (a 4 hour drive). It was very late last night when we got in, so we are writing this on Wednesday morning. We are getting ready to FLY to Monument Valley for breakfast and then on to Bryce Canyon. We will post some pictures later today.
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You guys (and that includes Ginger) are having such a wonderful vacation that you're losing track of which day it is! And congratulations! Your blog is Front Page News on Doug Reeves' VansAirForce web site today! I noticed the weather has improved to severe clear and cool. Have a wonderful trip and keep those words and photos coming! Don
Enjoyed hearing about your train ride and the time you spent in Silverton. I am looking forward to seeing the pictures you took there to see if the little town looks like I remember it. Of course when we were there in February, the snow was piled up 8 feet deep down the main street of town! I am having fun trying to decide which one of you wrote the "report" for each day. I think Ginger wrote this one for "Day Four"....I think Bob wrote the one for the day ya'll flew over Pike's Peak!!! Continue having fun and keep up the good reporting!! Judy B
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