Silverton, Colorado

We stopped here for 2 hours on our journey along the million dollar highway (route 550).  Silverton is an old mining town.  The town now is loaded with jewelry and novelty shops along with restaurants and saloons.  If you take the train, you are bussed into town from the train station and picked up several hours later for the return trip to Durango.  We left Durango as the train was departing and arrived in Silverton just before the train.  Aggie purchased a wrist watch with a gorgeous multi-stone band made by the Zuni Indians.  Highway 550 is not for the faint hearted, as the road is narrow, steep, and windey; and many drop offs with no barrier.  I had cut my steering wheel to its maximum to negotiate some of the sharp curves.  Life is an adventure!