Colorado

24-25 September 2010
Apart from the visit to Mesa Verde NP Colorado was really an overnight stay in the town of Durango to remind Andrew the origin of the name of his/our horse.  The town was a short distance west of the park.

Some of the horses were quite quiet and could be patted in the street park.

While others remained under the control of riders.

However modern transport was also prevalent.


This array of transport was superceded by an old narrow gauge steam train that ran daily excusions some 100 miles along a winding track to the north and back again each day.  It hooted to wake the town in the mornings and celebrated its arrival back into town in the evening, all the time billowing smoke with whatever wind was blowing.  It seemed everyone who visited the town rode the train or just enjoyed sucking in the smoke and steam for the town was full of people visiting.