Driving from Ouray to Silverton was a pretty amazing experience. The road is steep, two lane, winding, has no shoulder or edge protection and is a LOOOOONG way down. From the cab, I could see nothing but air beyond the edge of pavement. I am very glad I did it, but I don't think I will plan that route again.
After Silverton, I wound up in Durango. I had a time constraint while there so I did not get to see the steam train that goes from Durango to Silverton. Perhaps I will manage that another time. I DID get to see the Cumbres and Toltec train. It does a sightseeing run from Chama, NM up into Colorado, then back. I caught it right at the State line.
After getting a few minor vehicle problems taken care of, I went exploring. A Forest Service road took me high into the mountains. There, I got to see many of the trees that gave Aspen, CO its name. They were crowned in autumn gold, held up by their white legs.
Sweet.
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Beautiful aspens! Getting to Colorado for the fall color is on my to-do list...list is quite long though as there are so many places to go and things to see!
We loved Colarado last year. We spent a month there. Pueblo was the hottest and Gunnison nationl forest was the best.
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