Late June we headed to Durango, CO. You may remember me posting about our family selling our condo in Summit County. We decided that this was an opportunity to see some more of our country, so we headed to Southern CO! I know, it's not that far from Summit County but it is a trip that I remember from when I was younger that we took with my grandparents and I wanted to recreate that trip for Jacob and for Shane.
We took 2 days to drive there. My parents were gracious enough to go along with us. It's not all fun and games traveling with children, much less a one year old. Bryce was a trooper, though. He did great in the 3rd row with Jacob, MiMi and I entertaining him. Ha! Ha!
Our home was about 10 miles (a 20 minute drive) from Durango. We had our own private 60 acre meadow out front and the Red Rock Cliffs behind us. It was a beautiful home and a beautiful drive to the home. Randy drove down from Denver to stay the week with us.
Our first day outing was to ride the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (http://www.durangotrain.com/). We rode the train to Silverton which was a 3 1/2 hour train trip. The views were amazing. I was so nervous that Bryce would be cranky being locked up in a car with us but he had a blast and took a good nap the latter part of the trip in hid daddy's and PawPaw's laps. We had about 2 hours to eat lunch in Silverton and than rode a bus back to Durango. I really didn't think Bryce could handle another 4 hours on the train and I think I made a good call for all of us.
Here are some pics from that day:
The family in front of our train car...The Prospector
PawPaw stretching his legs
The views were amazing, whether looking down or out
Jacob sticking his head out the window
Shane and Bryce
Uncle Randy and JacobI'm glad we rode the train but don't plan on riding it again until we are grandparents and can enjoy it with our boys and their families.
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