Category: Colorado History
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Living Legends
For a taste of the Old West, ride a narrow gauge train through the Rockies. There are several to choose from in Colorado, and a favorite of ours is the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. It was part of the Rio Grande’s narrow gauge San Juan Extension, built in 1880 to serve the silver mining…
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Their Stories Remain
It’s been a frigid couple of weeks in the high Rockies of Colorado. I enjoy the cold stillness of winter in the mountains, but this cold snap has me thinking about warmer days and it’s given me time to go through some photos I took last summer. We took a drive to visit a cemetery…