Silverton

Tuesday, September 9th

We drove to Silverton, otherwise know as the Birthplace of Joel, via Red Mountain Pass. It's a beautiful drive and the town itself looks, in a lot of ways, like time just stopped. We visited the miners hospital, built in 1906, where Joel was born. It now houses a collection of offices, including the editor of the town newspaper. His office is in the old Operating room, which is, quite literally, where Joel was born.

The Steam train which runs from Durango to Silverton and back, was in town http://www.durangotrain.com/. It's interesting how many people got off that train who were obviously from foreign countries. I tend to forget what an amazing place I live in and how people come from all over the world to see Colorado!

When we got back to Ouray we went to see Cascade falls and Box Canyon falls in the north part of town. For dinner went to the Outlaw restaurant, which I highly recommend, long wait but great food!