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DURANGO CO - 25th Anniversary
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items 25th Anniversary - My husband decided he wanted to take a train ride for our anniversary. With help from ChatGPT I was able to locate Durango CO - a hidden gem full of history and fun. It may not have been my first choice, I’m a beach girl, but I co...
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🏨 Where we stayed and how we got there
Places and Activities
🌮🍨🍽️ Restaurants we loved
🏨 Where we stayed and how we got there
This was the FIRST time of all my travels. That we have flown United. I was completely impressed. Using the APP provided pretty much, minute by minute information, maps of the airports. Emails also were updated frequently too. I felt like I could ...
United Airlines
The General Palmer is the best place to stay in Durango. Quiet, quaint and restful. The hotel staff were all amazing; full of information on the history of the hotel & Durango. We slept better than we have at any hotel. It was nice to be able t...
The General Palmer Hotel
Places and Activities
🚂⛰️ Sightseeing - Activities
First Day - The purpose of our trip. We rode the train! A beautiful steam engine that makes you fill like you are truly back in the 1800’s. Leaving Durango, we took the 3.5 hr trip up and back to Silverton; a small historic mining town.
Amazing M...
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
We took an afternoon Scenic Waterfall Jeep tour. Tyler was our guide and was amazing. We went high up on the mountain where we were able to get out and hike just a bit to several beautiful waterfalls.
The mountain holds a lot of history and our g...
Mild to Wild Rafting & Jeep Tours
On our last fun day we scheduled a private 1/2 day tour of Mesa Verde. I definitely suggest using a private tour guide. You learn so much more than just reading the info at each stop along the way.
This location is definitely sacred ground. And ...
Cliff Dwellings - Mesa Verde National Park (U.S. ...
🌮🍨🍽️ Restaurants we loved
We loved The Roost so much that we ate here 2 nights. The food was amazing, special drinks and wonderful servers. Located one block from The General Palmer Hotel
The Roost
This restaurant was recommended by one of our tour guides, Art. We went on our last night and almost skipped out on it because we had never had this type of food.
Oh my gosh! I am so glad we went. Such wonderful food. Everything was fresh and th...
Himalayan Kitchen
If you take the train to Silverton…run to The Lacey Rose Saloon because everyone else will be headed that way too! The food is great, the music is memorable and you really feel like you have stepped back into the early 1900’s
Wyatt Earp, Doc Hollid...
Lacey Rose Saloon