Durango Silverton Railroad

Last year we took a ride on the Durango-Silverton Railroad. This was a trip I have wanted to take for a long time and finally had a chance when I went to visit my son who lived in Denver. It was a good 8 hour drive from Denver to Durango, not counting the stop at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park where we spent an hour. We also had to put up with hairpin turns and icy roadways in the dark. It was all worth it. The train ride lasted all day. The weather started out sunny, turned rainy, then it snowed and finally on the way back, the sun came out again. The train goes from 6,500 feet to 9,300 feet elevation. We stayed at the Doubletree Hotel in Durango using Hilton Honors Points and it was right across the street from the train station.