Great Western Road Trip Day 14

Progress: Durango, CO to Montrose, CO via US-550 (the “Million Dollar Highway”)

Mileage: 108

Drove north. First stop, the Historic Durango and Silverton Railroad, for a 2 hour out and back into San Juan Forest on a steam train

Next the lovely old mountain town of Silverton for lunch

Afternoon over winding mountain roads to the town of Ouray, set into a narrow valley

Finally arrived at the farm town of Montrose for 2 nights

train winds around the mountain
steaming along the Animas River
Silverton (9300′ elevation)
Ouray, CO