Durango Silverton Narrow Gage Railway Trip
Mar 29, 2019 17:19:43 #
LXK0930
Loc: Souh Jersey
I have to disagree about taking round trip. I have taken many RR trips, including Siverton, Glacier Express, Bernina Express, St. Petersburg to Moscow, etc. Return journey is a different experience. Also, different light, perspectives, etc.
My advice would be to stay overnight and DO take the trip back.
My advice would be to stay overnight and DO take the trip back.
Mar 29, 2019 17:46:27 #
I took a jeep trip out of Ouray up to Yankee Boy Meadows. Incredible scenery and wildflowers galore. The Yankee Boy name comes from a mine into mountains separating Ouray from Telluride. According to the trip leader, miners in Yankee Boy broke through to a transverse in a mine that started out near Telluride. He said it had been possible to go through the Yankee Boy Mine and into the other mine and on to Telluride - on foot, of course. Another great trip is to Engineer Mountain on the east side of Ouray going toward Lake County.
May 8, 2019 19:28:19 #
mpawl wrote:
We are just about ready to book a trip at the begining of June on the Durango Silverton Railway. Has anyone taken this trip and how did you like it? It has been years since we were last in Colorado and looking forward to taking the camera. Just wanted to get some thoughts from others on this trip.
Thank you very much
Mike
Thank you very much
Mike
We did the round trip on the train on our honeymoon in June 1971 and it was a great trip that is on our "to do again list." We then drove from Durango to Colorado Springs on the Million Dollar Highway (US 550) which goes past (above) Silverton, past Ouray to Montrose, then US 50 to Colorado Springs. That is an absolutely beautiful drive and I highly recommend it. If you haven't been to Colorado Springs, it is worth a visit, especially The Garden of the Gods and the Air Force Academy. Here are some photos scanned from color slides taken with a Minolta rangefinder.
On the way to Silverton
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Along Las Animas Canyon
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Entering Silverton
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Silverton
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Silverton from US 550
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On US 50 between Montrose and Colorado Springs. BTW, I'm 6'1" tall and the '67 Barracuda on the left is sitting in my garage
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May 9, 2019 11:37:25 #
Even Silverton hasn't changed much since 1971, or even 1959 when our family went there. Husband and I went in 2008 and the footprint of the town was almost the same, and the roads were still mostly gravel. I'm sure there are probably some new or remodeled buildings, but enough of the town was the same that it felt like 1959.
And the train ride and views were the same as I remembered.
And the train ride and views were the same as I remembered.
May 9, 2019 15:31:46 #
I did an auto trip in 2012 through Colorado and Utah and experienced some of the same things, Djphoto. At Monarch Pass, did you take the gondola up the mountain? (I did.) My trip from Durango to Silverton was up by rail and back by coach, and I got a photo of Silverton from 550 that is just like yours (a little "wider" but the same view). If you're interested, my pictures of that day are here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/8712554@N02/sets/72157631543439819/. And those of Monarch Crest (2 days later) are here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/8712554@N02/sets/72157631554645812/.
May 13, 2019 02:50:35 #
David in Dallas wrote:
I did an auto trip in 2012 through Colorado and Ut... (show quote)
We didn't take the gondola; I don't know if it was even there in 1971. I recognize your photo that is similar to mine; great view. Thanks for sharing your photos. I want to do that part of our trip again.
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