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…

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…

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,…

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…

Though it was cool enough overnight to use our little electric heater, a sunny morning warmed us to 52° by 1000. We took one more walk to the San Juan River before leaving Cottonwood Campground, but didn’t spot any wildlife. Aztec Ruins National Monument was today’s first stop. The visitor’s center is actually a house…

Leaving Bar Z and Canyon behind at 0915, we crossed into New Mexico at 1100. Setting our clocks back an hour at the Welcome Center, we then headed west to Tucumcari where there is a nicely restored railroad station containing an interesting little museum. Not officially open until noon, a volunteer docent graciously opened the doors…