• 45NorthAmericas Great LoopPelancong
    A few miles out of Chama
    The railroad crosses the state border 11 times between Chama and Antonito, but Hwy-17 only onceAt Cumbres (depot behind the ballast heap)C&TSRR route map - part 1. Not to scale.C&TSRR route map - part 2. Not to scale.Loading stock on the D&RGW narrow-gaugeD&RGW "San Juan" northbound halts at Cumbres1The train has passed. Now, the railroad safety man controls the crossing as the fire patrol passes.The train at Cumbres. The highway sign announces "Cumbres Pass Summit, 10,022 ft".The train at Cumbres. The highway sign announces "Cumbres Pass Summit, 10,022 ft".Check out the religious man in the white car who stops right in front of me as I video the train!Rounding Windy Point

    Aug 30: Cumbres & Toltec RR - 4

    30 Agustus, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    I photograph the train from the highway. And I apologise for items that are out-of-synch and for the repetitions. In the end, I had to just dump stuff here.

    Today I drove from Chama to Denver; about a six-hr drive with a stop at Alamosa for fuel and food. The route was Hwy-17 from Chama to Antonito, then US-285 over Poncha Pass (9,000 ft), Red Hill Pass (9,986 ft), Kenosha Pass (10,000 ft), then onto Hwy-122 near Aspen Park (S Turkey Ck Rd), then Hwy-124 (S Deer CK Canyon Rd/W Deer Ck Canyon Rd), then Valley Rd to US-470 and I-70/76 into downtown Denver. The GPS took me on quite a scenic entrance to the southern suburbs of Denver... I'll assume it was because of traffic congestion on this Labor Day weekend, so I didn't mind. It did, however, bypass me around the town of Moffat, which I shall get to later.

    For now, it's hole up in my hotel, rest, and get the Blog up-to-date, then maybe look at Denver.    Baca selengkapnya

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