NDMarks Loc: Dublin, Ca

I was wrong about the road number and river name. As I said, it was a long time ago and my memory is not what it used to be. It was the Dolores river and apparently the roads have been renumbered. It's the road that gets close to Telluride (hwy 145). From looking at a Mapquest map it has grown up but I understand Telluride is a great place to visit. If by chance you get a little further north towards Montrose, the Black Canyon of the Gunnison is very interesting - a smaller version of the Grand Canyon. All places I would love to return to.

A. T.

Okay, thanks a bunch.

Oregonphotog Loc: Portland, OR

Thank you for the clarification. That's exactly the route we were planning to take up to Telluride from Durango. We're spending the night in Telluride and then completing the loop down the Million Dollar Hway back to Durango and down into New Mexico.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

The old ATSF passenger depot in Flagstaff is still used by AMTRAK. Many folks find its architecture to be quite interesting. At one time, it had been painted some weird colors, but I believe it has been restored to its original cors.

Oregonphotog Loc: Portland, OR

Thanks, Larry! It is an interesting building and I'll check it out when we're there. We'll have an overnight in Flagstaff.

Durangoan Loc: Durango,Colorado

As a native Durangoan who still lives in Durango. It sounds like you are planning on driving the Alpine Loop, which is Durango,Silverton,Ouray,Telluride,Rico,Dolores,Cortez(Mesa Verde Maybe?) then back to Durango. With an overnight stop in Telluride? You will probably need to charge the Tesla in Telluride. I would check on availability for that. Durango only has one Tesla station, acccording to bing maps, Telluride shows one in the Mountain Village, none in downtown. There might be some E.A. stations you can use with an adaptor?
If you are doing this drive, I would skip the train ride, unless you really like slow smoky expensive trains.
I was hiking on Molas Pass(Above Silverton) last Sunday about 9500 feet. There is still a LOT of snow up there, and I heard Molas got another 10 inches on Thursday May 11th.

Oregonphotog Loc: Portland, OR

Hey Durangoan, that's EXACTLY the route we were going to take and that's good to know about the snow. Thank you very much. It's nice to hear from locals who know the area, well. Yes, we were planning on charging the Tesla at Telluride. We appreciated the suggestion about the train ride but we were probably going to pass on that due to time constraints. Are the roads cleared on Molas Pass after the big snow? Of course, we won't do that route if it's impassable for the Tesla. - Tom

Durangoan Loc: Durango,Colorado

The roads should be fine from Thursday's snow by now. It melts on the road pretty quickly this time of year. Of course, the weather up there, and in Durango, can change pretty fast. Layers are always good option for clothing.
Enjoy your stay! John

Silverton April 15th


Sultan Creek Cabin May 7th

Oregonphotog Loc: Portland, OR

Wow! Beautiful shots, John! Thank you, again, for the great advice! We leave this Thursday and there next weekend.