"Durango and Silverton Railroad Excursion Scenery" Top 5 Page for this destination Durango Travelogue by Easty
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The best way, in my opinion, to see the scenic San Juan Mountains is to take the Durango and Silverton Railroad. On this trip, we saw some of the highest and most rugged peaks of the Colorado Rockies. On this train trip, I took well over 150 pictures. That should explain how special this is. In this first picture, here is a picture of one of the higher peaks with the Animas River in front of it.
This is one of the first views of the San Juan Mountains when going from Durango to Silverton. It was just a preview of what was to come.
There were plenty of waterfalls along the journey. This particular waterfall is just right outside Silverton and is probably the most spectacular one.
The Animas Gorge was about 1 1/2 hour into the excursion from Durango. The train passes through a narrow gorge through the Animas River. The drop off here was well over 500 feet. Here is a whirlpool I found on the Animas River in the gorge.
The Animas River is definitely whitewater country. One of the fastest moving rivers I've seen.
Here is a great view of the San Juan Mountains from the window of my train seat.
These mountains are absolutely spectacular.
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Durango... brings visions of cowboys, horses, spurs, corals, and cattle. Great charm to the old west.
wasnt the train ride the best!! I loved it and cant wait to go back on it. I just couldnt believe that please were sleeping on the train and missing the great view!!
I like trains and traintrips. I'd like to go here one day.
Like the picture of the flowers at the Holiday Inn. That cliff dwelling picture is a good plug for you Mesa Verde page. Hope you're doing great, Joe.
I love railroads and the Silverton-Durango line is one high on my Must Do list. Great tips.
A very good Durango page, you should be #1 or #2 rated for this page, but no, I had to choose #6 to find a great page that actually recommends the railroad! Thanks
Chocolate and the Rockies what more could you need!
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