10/11 Post Train Ride

So this was a really fabulous day. I'm pretty convinced that I'm spoiled rotten. The train was pretty amazing, but I think we both have view overload! We will be uploading our pictures to the Durango Silverton album. No captions yet, and no video.
The whole experience of traveling through the mountains on an old-fashioned train was neat it itself, but then our AARP buddies started talking to the conductor, Mike Nichols, and we found out out that he is from a railroading family. His grandfather was a conductor as well. 

10/11 Hat = Obtained

Boy oh boy. The state of mankind has been restored. I found a hat in the tiny town of Silverton during our lunch break. It's always cool to find a fun local store, and instead of a finding a hat in a kitchy-everything-from-China store, we walked into the San Juan Trading Company and low and behold, I walked out with a hat! I had a special hat fitting with the shop owner's girlfriend and after digging through her supplies, she found  me a special extra small hat! And it fits!!! Now if only I could find some bling for it......

10/11 Train ride!

We are bumping along on the D & S railroad. We're in the low-budget-AARP HECKLER section. As we eavesdrop on our recently-retired coachmates, we are cracking up! They are providing a running commentary about the trip. I think a couple of them are "SUPERrailfans." I think they've done this before.

10/11 Up Before Sunrise

It's an early morning for us today as we drive back to Durango (before the sun rises) to catch the Durango Silverton Railroad. I didn't know anything about it, but as soon as one starts looking at "Things to do in Durango" this comes up. The train is a narrow gauge steam railroad that chugs through the mountains and stops in Silverton for two hours then heads back.
We were really excited to do this, but we didn't think that a bonnet was going to disguise Nora enough, so we had to look into other options for her.
This is when I get on my soapbox about customer service, and what a difference it makes. We were talking to the staff at the KOA and we asked them about Doggie Daycare options in Cortez. It took the guy all of three minutes before he offered to take care of Nora so we could enjoy ourselves. He met her yesterday, and she immediately "Berner Bumped" him with her nose. He's going to walk her every hour and a half! Wow.
Anyway, we are excited about today, and will obviously post more later.