We stayed the night in Bloomfield, New Mexico because there were no rooms left in Durango. The next morning we hopped on the train and was treated to a panoramic view of God's miracles of nature.
After the three hour ride, we arrived in Silverton at 11:30 (just in time for lunch). We had a great time eating lunch at the Handlebar Saloon and Grill. We "tromped" through stores before heading back to the train. We even bought an amethyst rock from a precious little girl who was selling rocks from a make-shift stand on the street.
We arrived back at Durango at 5:30 and spent another night in Bloomfield.
We had breakfast with Troy's dad, Jerry, his wife, Jan, and her brother and sister-in-law in Bloomfield. They live in Oklahoma but were also on a scenic trip of southwest Colorado. After breakfast, we drove the "Million Dollar Highway" between Durango and Ouray. We stopped in Ouray for lunch. It is BEAUTIFUL!!!!! I was ready to quit my job, sell our house and buy a Bed and Breakfast in Ouray and spend the rest of my days staring at the mountains. Then Troy burst my bubble when he reminded me that I would have to learn how to cook breakfast. Oh Well. The mountains in Ouray look like they begin at the back door of the buildings.
After Ouray, we drove up to Grand Junction and over to Glenwood Springs to stay the night before traveling home the next day. As you can see in the pictures, we had three out of the four seasons all in one weekend...winter, spring, and summer. Wow!
We had a great trip and now are hooked on riding trains. There are several in Colorado and we hope to ride them all!
2 comments:
Looks like a great trip, Steph, and so beautiful!
OK girl, where's the latest update?
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