Steam engine on the
Durango RR
Talked to the Ducati
riders, they said there
was "Not a lot of room
for mistakes" on the
Million Dollar Highway.
Main Street Silverton
The Volvo on Main Street
After 5 full days on the road we finally arrived in Colorado. We came up through Durango, stopping at the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad to look around a bit. While walking around their museum and trainyard, we were lucky enough to see a locomotive get turntabled and put it the roundhouse. Mike thought it was really cool. Next stop was Silverton, and old mining town turned tourist town that sits at 9000'. We got some dinner and took in the sights, and then headed north on 550 (The Million Dollar Highway) toward Ouray, our home for the next 4 nights.
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Steam engine on the Durango RR |
Talked to the Ducati riders, they said there was "Not a lot of room for mistakes" on the Million Dollar Highway. |
Main Street Silverton |
The Volvo on Main Street |
The road was fabulous, cut right through the mountains. Easily on my Top 10 list of favorite roads (along with Trail Ridge, Sonora Pass, Going-To-The-Sun Road, Tioga Pass, among others). It takes almost an hour to do the 20 miles from Silverton to Ouray, but I promise you won't complain about the slow going. We didn't know what to expect of Ouray, just picked it based on its central location to other towns we wanted to see and its wealth of jeep rental places. Boy were we blown away - Ouray was amazing, we were sorry we could only stay 4 days. Our next vacation will probably include a week of Ouray.
We stayed at the Ouray KOA, our first experience with a KOA and a Kamping Kabin. We were very impressed - the campground was very nice, just 5 miles north of town yet very remote, with a stream running though the middle. The folks that run the place couldn't have nicer or more helpful - highly recommended. The best parts of Ouray for us were the hot springs pool, the french bakery that sold fresh beignets, and all the so-close-you-can-almost-touch-it alpine scenery.
 Main Street, Ouray |
 Deb's favorite place for breakfast |
 Just an old mine on the side of the road |
 The best cheap food in town |
 Anyone know where this door leads? |
 Every night Mike insisted on sweeping up |
 I'm not kidding |
 Some late night puzzling |