A night at Ridgway State Park, then over Red Mountain Pass.
Ward Lake to Haviland Lake campground
…to Havilland Lake Campground between Durango and Silverton for a couple nights.
Then back to Silverton for the steam train.
Twice a day it chuffs and chugs into town.
Then it waits. I swear that steam locomotive is a living breathing machine. In-between runs it’s at rest, quietly standing by, breathing softly but steadily with an occasional huff. Lingering next to it, I can feel the heartbeat from that massive mechanical beast.
Then it’s back to work, hauling the next load.