Our Great American Car Trip - Durango Colorado

 

Following our visit to the Georgia O'Keefe Museum in Santa Fe, we drove  to Durango Colorado. We had tickets to ride the Durango Silverton Railroad the next day. 



The map shows our route from Santa Fe to Durango, 212 miles, and then on to Moab with a visit to Mesa Verde National Park, another 201 miles.

Richard rode the train many many years ago, getting off along the tracks at the Neddleton Flag Stop to backpack up to the Chicago Basin. 


     The Station in Durango

   We had seats in the Prospector Passenger Car.

Sometimes on Cliff Edges

Sometimes Close to the Rocky Mountain Sides


Running Along the Amanas River 


The rail line following the Anamas River 

Through the Mountains to Silverton


Stopping for Water


Turned Around for the Trip Back to Durango


Back Into the Mountains


The Needleton Flag Stop

Mesa Verde National Park

We had an amazing look at the ancestorial homes of the Pueblo Cliff Dwellers who lived there 750 years ago.  We took the Mesa Top Loop to many lookouts with informational displays.  Fabulous architectural achievements from so very long ago!


Spruce House



Square House - High Rise


Cliff Palace



Canyon View



Wide Open Spaces at Mesa Verde




Just south of Moab, we stopped for another photo op - Wilson Arch.

It is 91 feet wide and 46 feet tall.






Our Car Below Wilson Arch


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