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Day 40. Durango, Colorado.
Halfway through our motorcycle trip today. 4750 miles completed so far!
Left the dizzy heights of Ourey (at 7792') and headed south along the Million Dollar Highway. A scary road with big drops and no crash barriers, but great views. Apparently there is gold ore in the road surface - hence the name - but we didn't spot any.
After climbing up and over the Red Mtn Pass at 11,008' we arrived at Silverton (at 9,318'). We were fortunate to arrive just in time to see the Durango & Silverton Steam Train chug up the main street.
Silverton is a great little town with a bygone western feel. We stopped at the 19th century Grand Imperial Saloon for lunch and spent an hour or so listening to the live piano accompaniment.
We are now in Durango, at the slightly lower altitude of 6,512' (2000m) - still high but the air doesn't feel quite a thin as in Silverton.
We're staying in a camping cabin at Durango KOA for the next three nights, to have a bit of a break from motorcycling. We've just booked tickets for the steam train on Monday which should be fun.
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