More dramatic scenery

 

 

A night at Ridgway State Park, then over Red Mountain Pass.

 

Ward Lake to Haviland Lake campground

 

 

…to Havilland Lake Campground between Durango and Silverton for a couple nights.

 

 

Then back to Silverton for the steam train.

 

Twice a day it chuffs and chugs into town.

 

Then it waits.  I swear that steam locomotive is a living breathing machine.  In-between runs it’s at rest, quietly standing by, breathing softly but steadily with an occasional huff.  Lingering next to it, I can feel the heartbeat from that massive mechanical beast. 

 

Then it’s back to work, hauling the next load.