Durango Installment One

Loving Durango!   Our grocery bags of stuff  from the RV frig, laundry and clothes were casually brought into the Wyndham resort lobby.  We walked straight ahead and didn't look anyone in the eye!  The room has a small kitchen so we can cook and small living room.  We stashed Bailey in her new canvas crate in the bedroom and took a walk around this great rustic town.  When we came back Bailey met us at the door looking very guilty.  She chewed her way our of her new canvas crate!  Pete and I couldn't believe it.  So we disciplined her and fixed up the crate so that she couldn't get out.  We came back again later and she had escaped again!  She chewed out the other side!  Bailey will be getting a new metal crate soon!

We are right next to the railroad station that takes tourists up the mountain to the historic mining town of Silverton--it is so neat.  There is a beautiful bike and walking trail right next to the river in town.  We walked partway last night and biked about 8 miles today.  It is my all time favorite bike trail.  It goes right along the river and a lot of the time the narrow gauge railroad track is right there also.  Pete was able to get pictures of the train coming back to Durango as we were riding along.  The pictures can't even show how beautiful it is! Perfect temp of 75 degrees and sunny.

This morning we left on a jeep tour up in the mountains from Durango to Silverton and the driver was quite a character--Wild Bill--(a retired drug enforcement officer from Texas)--he took us back into silver and gold mines and explained the whole process.  It was definitely "off road"--snow in parts and lots of rocks and so beautiful.  We even picked up silver rocks in an abandoned mine!  Five hour trip and well worth the money. Tonight out to dinner and then to the hot tub on roof of the hotel overlooking the mountains.  What a way to end a great day!

Although we are loving our Roadtrek RV, we think we need to upgrade to something a bit more sporty!  The picture show what we are planning for our next trip.  This elderly couple has put 110 thousand miles on this.  They even have heated seats and cups holders on it.  How do you think we'd look on this?

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