On 7/29, we all got up early to head to Durango to board the Durango Silverton Narrowgauge Railroad. The train departed at 9:45 and we enjoyed some spectacular views from our open air gondola car. From the picture, you can see that we were on some pretty narrow pieces of ground! The ride was 3.5 hours up and we arrived in the old mining town of Silverton to find very cool temps and snow on the mountain tops. With only 2 hours in Silverton before departure, we found a place to have lunch (which just so happened to be one of the oldest bordellos in Colorado!). We ate outside under an umbrella and were surprised to notice hail coming down while it was still sunny! We shopped in the touristy shops in this old town and then boarded the train at 3:30. On our trip back, elk were spotted and we also watched a rapidly moving stream of water far below us. A few days earlier, in Mesa Verde, we were lucky enough to see three elk right by the roadside as we left the park. We stopped that day and took some terrific photos of them!
When we returned to Durango, the Rices recommended a pizza place that they'd enjoyed before. We all had a HUGE slice of pizza for dinner, then walked around downtown Durango. Ash and Chris were so happy to be together again and have had a great time catching up. A busy, but fun day for all of us.
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