Category: Camping
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Maglev and Medals
After thanking the staff at the Pueblo Aircraft Museum for our overnight stay, we headed to Pueblo’s riverwalk area. Finding free parking near the visitor’s center we set out on a walking tour of downtown. Lots of signs called out the buildings and their history, like the 1917 City Hall. The stately Vail Hotel was…
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Night at the Pueblo Airport
Today’s goal is to reach an aircraft museum in Pueblo Colorado, but we need to cross back across the continental divide to get there. Two hours after leaving Mesa Verde, we stopped in Pagosa Springs to fill up with gas. Looking across the street I noticed a car wash. Not just any car wash, but…
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Snakes and Ladders
Morning in Mesa Verde was a bit chilly at 44 degrees, so we ran the propane heat to warm up. Cell service doesn’t reach the campground, but we were pleasantly surprised to find free wi-fi. By 1100 we made the short climb from the parking lot to Park Point, the highest point in the park…
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Mesa Verde National Park
After a great experience in Durango, we headed 36 miles west to Mesa Verde National Park for the weekend. Gateway to the park, the visitor’s center has a small museum and rangers to answer questions. This is also where you sign up for guided tours of the cliff dwellings. Pictographs in the foreground give way…
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Durango Shop Tour
Another night at United Campground in Durango allowed early morning photos of the trains heading north to Silverton. You can just see our van behind locomotive 480. Strapped the cell phone to a fence post for video. I’ll post a link here once that is uploaded to YouTube. All the train crews, like this engineer,…
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Historic Rail Adventure
Today is the day we get to ride the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad! Not dissuaded by the 40° chill, I’m excited to be up and on our way to town at just before 0700. Greeting us on the street is K-28 #476, the locomotive that will be pulling us to Silverton. as it…
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