4-Week August Family Trip
I am finishing the planning of our trip for this August; here is the latest itinerary. I understand the driving and heat and tight timeline, so please only share your thoughts on the route and our st...
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mekkerl wrote:As noted, you and the kids can get up and walk out to the open gondola car and watch the scenery go by. We're not big into "touristy" things, but this is one such tour that we love and have done several times. By the time you head back to Durango, you may find the kids zonked out for a few minutes. If you do the train, pick up a copy of Cinders and Smoke by Doris Osterwald. Give you real insight into what you are going by.
I'm not sold on the Silverton/Durango Train, as its a long haul, and since we are strapped in the truck so much, not sure being strapped in the train all day will bode too well.
Check out this video to see just a bit of what the train ride is like.
Check out this video to see what Silverton is like for a family there on the train.
As far as US 550, it's not the steepness or curviness that gives many people problems (although the road has plenty of both.) It's that in many places there are no guard rails next to a cliff that drops hundreds of feet. But I've seen 45' diesel pushers on it towing a Jeep or other 4x4.
Don't know if this Google Maps link will work, but it shows a semi going one direction and an RV going the other. Spin around, look up and down, see if this is for you.
