To the Mountains; Day 7

At 8:40 we left the condo in Cascade Village and drove south on Hwy 550  to Durango, where we washed our rides and Mel gassed up. It was sunny and 54 degrees when we left. From Durango our route was 160 westbound.

Our first stop was at Chimney Rock National Monument west of Pagosa Springs, CO. Turns out it was a time consuming proposition to drive/walk to the Anasazi ruins so we used the restroom, took some photos and left.

At Pagosa Springs, CO we turned south on Highway 84, which took us into New Mexico. Highway 64 took us eastbound into Chama, NM. After a tasty lunch at the BoxCar Cafe we walked down to the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad station and rail-yard.


We drove north out of Chama on Hwy 17. A short distance up the road we stopped to take a photo of the train headed south to Chama.

Back in Colorado, we continued north and east on 17 to Antonito, CO. North of Antonito, in Conejos, we stopped to check out the oldest church in Colorado.

Our route to close out the day was 285 north, 142 east to San Luis, 159 north to Fort Garland, 160 east to Walsenburg and I-25 south to Trinidad, CO, where we stopped for the day. We traveled 333 miles today and our high temperature was 83.

It should be noted that west of Walsenburg Mel, Trish, Moyer and Sue turned south on 12 through La Veta Monument Park, and Segundo to Trinidad. They said it was a beautiful drive.

To see all the photos taken today click on this link - Day 7 Photos

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