There is a train that runs from Durango to Silverton, Colorado. It carried gold and silver and now carries passengers. The trip is a 100 mile round trip that takes all day with a two and a half hour stop for lunch in Silverton. More about that fabulous lunch in the next post. For now just enjoy the pictures!
The conductor and brakeman shared lots of information about the narrow gauge railroad.
The train ambles along, blowing off steam and the whistle from time to time as it climbs up the terrain.
Clouds hang low over the trees as we climb to more than 9,000 feet.
Waterfalls cascade down sheer rock walls.
Groves of aspen trees stand out with their white bark.
Huge boulders in the stream, high rock walls all around.
The train stopped to pick up and drop off backpackers. It also stopped to pick up water.
The water comes from runoff from the mountain and is stored in large tanks beside the train track.
Some times the train was almost at the level of the river, other times we were a couple of hundred feet above it.
If you ever get an opportunity to ride one of these narrow gauge trains, be sure to do it!
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