Everybody Loves a Train Ride

While we were staying in Durango, Colorado, we took a day to ride the Durango Silverton Railroad. We booked the tickets over a month ago and even splurged to upgrade our seats to the Prospector car which had tables and refreshments. The train left early and dropped us in Silvterton around lunchtime for a couple of hours before making the return trip.

 

It was a beautiful ride and a fun day.

The inside of our train car - yes, we were the first ones to arrive :)

 

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Imagining the Indians in Mesa Verde

We spent a couple of days in Mesa Verde. Most of what we wanted to see requires taking a scheduled tour - we ended up skipping one of the three tours we purchased tickets for because it required crawling through small 12 foot long tunnel - our backpacks wouldn't even fit!

It was all beautiful and amazing - and I'm always impressed with how much history I've forgotten over the years.

150 people lived in this dwelling - they left about 700 years ago.

 

We had the opportunity to climb down into a kiva - which was a religious room.

Getting to the dwellings during the tour required climbing up and down ladders.

Some of the trails in and out were narrow and steep.

 

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