We Reach the Summit

Day 5 - Durango Jeep Ride

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August 15th 2012
Dean walked over to the Durango train station this morning to see 2 steam trains depart. Today was beautiful and sunny while we did a 4 hour jeep tour. We saw beautiful mountain views, some marmots, a young doe and 2 fawns, and some random grazing cattle. We ttok the tour with another easterner, Sue from New Jersey. Turns out she fixes tack, her husband is a horse dentist, and her son is a farrier ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more