Wednesday, May 15, 2013

DURANGO, CO DAY 2 MAY 14

 Train ride!!! Caught the tour bus for the ride to Silverton and the train ride back.  What a ride!!
What a view!!  Snow capped mountains, rivers, the valley below, hairpin turns that you thought you were going over--exciting!


                                 
                   


TRAIN DOWN IN THE VALLEY




STILL FROZEN, LAKE MOLAS
SILVERTON



PRETTY CHURCH

GRAND IMPERIAL HOTEL, 1898

GRUMPY'S WHERE WE HAD LUNCH 

PIANO PLAYER

GRUMPY'S  FOR LUNCH



COAL-FIRED STEAM LOCO 1923


OUR CAR, ALAMOSA



ALL ABOARD!!!!




SILVERTON STATION


GOLD MINE

AWESOME SCENERY
FOLLOWING THE ANIMAS RIVER
'ROUND THE CURVE




CONDUCTOR AND BRAKEMAN
SMALL CAR IN BACKGROUND IS A FOLLOWING RAILCAR TO PUT OUT FIRES FROM THE SPARKS THE LOCOMOTIVE SETS ON THE RAILS
We saw a fire from the first train up!

STOPPED TO TAKE ON WATER



GORGE BELOW



STILL SOME SNOW, NICE WATERFALLS
HAPPY CAMPER








HOUSE THAT WAS USED IN THE MOVIE "BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID"

BACK IN DURANGO---3 1/2 HR TRIP! 

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