Durango

So as an out of school first outing / field trip I took the kids to the four corners area and then over to Durango to take the train to Silverton. We went to the Dinosaur museum in Blanding and the Edge of the Cedars State Park as well, then onto the four Corners Monument and then over to Durango. Durango was by far my favorite, it might be my next favorite town after Moab. Here is a pic of Nathan and I in Silverton. We took the train both ways, which is 3 1/2 hours each way. This was just after we arrived for lunch and Andrew started complaining his eye hurt (it really did).

Nathan got food poisoning from the lunch we had here and upon arriving back in town after Andrew wouldn't open his eye for almost four hours I took him to urgent care and he had scratched his cornea (good thing eyes heal fast - he's better already).

The day we came home we took the San Juan Sky way. There are over a hundred mines dotting the mountain side.

This is Ouray - or the Switzerland of America. It was beautiful, need to come back and spend more time here.