I'm sorry I wasn't able to blog these past couple of nights, but Kathe got very sick and I had to take care of her. She got some sort of gastrointestinal virus and spent several hours in the emergency room because they thought she might have appendicitis. Jim and I took good care of her and she is almost tip top today. Jim took a picture of her in the hospital for me, but I'll spare you that one.
Anyway, today things sort of got back to normal and they all went out to tackle Red Mountain Pass and have lunch in Silverton. You remember, that was the road that they were afraid to take from Montrose because everyone was telling
them horror stories about it. It was a beautiful drive but there were lots of switchbacks, and hairpin turns and a whole lot of traffic. It's a good thing they were driving the Jeep.They only drove as far as the Red Mountain which is 11,017 in elevation. Everyone agreed that it wouldn't be so beautiful driving in an RV. Red Mountain was once a great area for silver mining, but now it's just a tourist stop on the road from Silverton to Ouray.
The town of Silverton looks much like it did back in the old mining days. It's really very cute. There are T-shirt shops and restaurants, but several interesting craft and jewelry stores too. A steam train travels between Silverton and Durango everyday. The passengers spend a few hours in Silverton and then head back to Durango.
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