We drove to Telleride in the Rocky Mountains. This is a ski resort for the rich and famous. Its in a beautiful location but the accommodation was full (lucky really because it was also very expensive).
We walked round the town and took a free cable car up the mountain for the views. We moved on fairly quickly via Ridgeway (no rooms available), Ouray (no rooms), to Silverton which was a great cowboy town which was the destination for the Durango to Silverton railroad. Steam trains ran down the main street, a great spectacle....
Durango to Silverton Railroad
We stayed in a cabin but as this was the start of the hunting season we were surrounded by pick up trucks loaded with hunters and their weapons, no wonder we didn't see much wildlife...
This whole area was well in excess of ten thousand feet above sea level and although spectacularly beautiful we were constantly out of breath and looked forward to moving to a lower altitude. For the western movie fan this was where 'True Grit' was fimed (and parts of Butch Cassidy).
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