Mesa Verde National Park Page Three

As usual I took too many pictures but I wanted to share them with everyone in the hopes they enjoyed them as much as I do.

Wild Horses in the Park

Mesa Verde National Park Page Two

Mesa Verde National Park

Mesa Verde, Spanish for Green Table, was the home of the Ancestral Pueblo Indians who lived there over seven hundred years from AD 600 to AD 1300.

Today the Park protects over 4,000 known archeological sites including over 600 dwellings.

When you tour this Park and see the dwellings it makes you wonder just how in the world did the Pueblo Indians build these dwellings with nothing but their hands. They had to cut the sand stone and carry it a long way to the final construction site.

Durango-Silverton RR Museum Page Two

One Of The Original Engines

As always, there are too many pictures for one page. The museum has a lot of interesting items that date back to the 1800's.

Butch Cassidy Plaque

Movie "One" Sheets For Films Made In Area

Parlor Car Circa 1881

Jerry On Parlor Car

Train Model

Train Cars In Yard

Durango-Silverton RR Museum

Scale Model of Durango Area

When we got tickets for the train ride on the Durango-Silverton RR we also got tickets for the museum which is in the Durango Depot. We decided to wait till the July 4th holiday was over to avoid the big crowd.

Office Safe

Durango-Silverton RR Stock

Scale Model of Train

Pot Belly Stove

Minerals Found In Mountains During Construction

The Casey Jones

Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge RR Day Seven

This page will end the trip from Durango to Silverton. I hope you have liked them as much as I have.

The Rock Wall Is Close

View Of River From Train

Pretty View Of River And Mountain

View From Train

Bridge Over River

View From Train

The Peaceful End To A Busy Day