Durango Silverton Train and Mesa Verde Natl Park
October 20th 2009 We've had two really amazing days here in Durango! Driving here from Limon, the scenery changed from flatland to the mountains that we mostly associate with Colorado. Durango itself is a little over 6,000 feet in elevation. On Monday we took the Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge Railway; left at 8:15 am, returning at 5:30 pm, with a 2-hour lunch stop in Silverton. When we boarded the train from t
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