We've been to Durango many times, drawn by the railroad, Durango to Silverton. Lots of other tourists are drawn as well, so Durango is a happy place with lots of tee shirt shops, and places to eat. Lots of art for sale as well. We had the added incentive of checking out the zipline that our fellow camper told us of.
We got lucky with a parking space right by the train station, and a street hawker, pushing rafting, and jeep trips caught my elbow. He told me he could arrange the train-zipline for us, for only $560!! Whoa... expensive? cough cough. Well, I guess I wont be doing that. So we walked up and down the full length of Main Street, checking restaurants, shoe stores, and art places. Then we went to the depot and I thought I would ask there about the train-zipline, as after all, they do sell tickets for the train. The nice lady told yes indeed they do, and the tickets are only $159. If I had false teeth, they would have fallen out. Man, did I get excited. This is the premier zipline in the USA, with 27 ziplines a circuit, much like playing golf for 27 holes. The train ride, lunch, beverages are all included. Picking up literature, I said, just to confirm, that's $159, right? Only to hear, "Oh, no that's $459." No doubt I visibly slumped.
We followed that up with coffee at McDonalds, and then chose a restaurant, Carver's Brewery. The Wednesday burger special included a free beer, so we both ordered monster burgers, half of which came home for dinner.
A quick shopping trip at Walmart and then back to the Campground, first stopping at the Mesa Verde Visitor's Center. It's brand new and outside the park entry. The old visitors center was located 15 miles in the park, a big improvement on planning.
The rest of the day was spent napping and reading. The wifi here is really great, streaming videos, etc. Ginnie tried to catch up on her TV shows. We turned in early, no pics today.
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