{"id":8394,"date":"2023-09-30T22:59:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T14:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=8394"},"modified":"2024-04-28T11:51:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T03:51:22","slug":"20230930red-mountain-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930red-mountain-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 12 of Autumn 2023 Trip to Mountain States, Red Mountain 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The twelfth day of my autumn 2023 trip to the mountain states. Today I climbed Red Mountain 3, and enjoyed the most vivid colors of San Juan Mountains from its summit.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9342.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9342.jpg\" alt=\"Blend of Colors from Red Mountain Summit\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blend of Colors from Red Mountain Summit<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n\tvar secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:72,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints 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{\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider14 = new Splide( '#splide-major-14', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider14.sync( secondarySlider14 ).mount();\n} );\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>As discussed in the previous post, the weather forecast indicated strong winds for today, so I climbed the technical Snowdon Peak the previous day, and planned the easier Red Mountain 3 today. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(The intense scrambling on Snowdon Peak meant I developed a mild shoulder ache last night, which meant I couldn\u2019t take on challenging peaks for the coming days)<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Red_Mountain_3_Hike\">Red Mountain 3 Hike<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I left Silverton at around 9:30am in the morning. After a relatively short drive, I reached the trailhead for Red Mountain 3 and started my hike at around 10am.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/Parking_Map.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/Parking_Map.jpg\" alt=\"Parking Map\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Parking Map<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The entire &#8220;trail&#8221; towards the summit of Red Mountain 3 was actually a rugged gravel &#8220;road&#8221;. The lands around Red Mountain 3 were privately owned, whose owner set up a metal gate (pink) to keep motor vehicles out, though hikers were &#8220;welcomed&#8221; to use the trail. From the metal gate, it&#8217;s a 6.9km out-and-back with 435m elevation gain to the summit of Red Mountain 3. The gate was an additional 1.1km from Million Dollar Highway through a public dirt road (red line above). Most people with high clearance vehicles parked next to the metal gate. I attempted to drive the dirt road with a low-clearance vehicle, and about two-thirds of the way in, I found it&#8217;s getting worse in shape, so I parked at a turnout along the road (blue cross). It&#8217;s a large turnout, but opposite of some residential building, so I wasn&#8217;t completely sure whether it&#8217;s fine.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p>And here&#8217;s GPS tracking:<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile-hide\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:6\/5;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=168812540&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"desktop-hide\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:3\/5;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=168812540&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_101620.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_101620.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Dirt Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Dirt Road<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_101358C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_101358C9.jpg\" alt=\"Trico Peak across Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trico Peak across Valley<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_130449.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_130449.jpg\" alt=\"Mining Relics along Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9332.jpg\" alt=\"Red Mountain 3 from Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_130003.jpg\" alt=\"Trail against Mountainous Backdrop\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_103741.jpg\" alt=\"Trail through Open Field\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the trail.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_101620.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_101620.jpg\" alt=\"Dirt Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Dirt Road<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_101358C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_101358C9.jpg\" alt=\"Trico Peak across Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trico Peak across Valley<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_130449.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_130449.jpg\" alt=\"Mining Relics along Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mining Relics along Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9332.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9332.jpg\" alt=\"Red Mountain 3 from Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Red Mountain 3 from Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_130003.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_130003.jpg\" alt=\"Trail against Mountainous Backdrop\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail against Mountainous Backdrop<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_103741.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_103741.jpg\" alt=\"Trail through Open Field\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail through Open Field<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Since the &#8220;trail&#8221; was actually a gravel road, it&#8217;s a straightforward (despite uphill) stroll and I was making good progress, among the awesome sights of mountains.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9331.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9331.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains across Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains across Valley<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9334C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9334C9.jpg\" width=\"98%\" alt=\"Mountains across Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains across Valley<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Three Needles Peak in the background center, Black Bear Pass Road winding up the mountain in the right.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9397.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9397.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains across Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains across Valley<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_124116.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_124116.jpg\" width=\"83.5%\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Across Cement Creek Valley.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_124351.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_124351.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Mountains across Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains across Valley<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_121019.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_121019.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Mountains across Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains across Valley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9331.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains across Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9334C9.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains across Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9397.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains across Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_124116.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_124351.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains across Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_121019.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains across Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the mountains.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9331.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9331.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains across Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains across Valley<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9334C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9334C9.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains across Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains across Valley<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Three Needles Peak in the background center, Black Bear Pass Road winding up the mountain in the right.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9397.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9397.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains across Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains across Valley<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_124116.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_124116.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Across Cement Creek Valley.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_124351.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_124351.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains across Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains across Valley<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_121019.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_121019.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains across Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains across Valley<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9333.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9333.jpg\" alt=\"Potosi Peak and Hayden Mountain across Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Potosi Peak and Hayden Mountain across Valley<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9399.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9399.jpg\" alt=\"Mining Relics near Red Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mining Relics near Red Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_110055.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_110055.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"McMillian Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>McMillian Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9338C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9338C9.jpg\" alt=\"Mining Relics on Side of McMillian Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mining Relics on Side of McMillian Peak<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9333.jpg\" alt=\"Potosi Peak and Hayden Mountain across Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9399.jpg\" alt=\"Mining Relics near Red Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_110055.jpg\" alt=\"McMillian Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9338C9.jpg\" alt=\"Mining Relics on Side of McMillian Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9333.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9333.jpg\" alt=\"Potosi Peak and Hayden Mountain across Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Potosi Peak and Hayden Mountain across Valley<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9399.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9399.jpg\" alt=\"Mining Relics near Red Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mining Relics near Red Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_110055.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_110055.jpg\" alt=\"McMillian Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>McMillian Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9338C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9338C9.jpg\" alt=\"Mining Relics on Side of McMillian Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mining Relics on Side of McMillian Peak<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The Red Mountains were named for the red colors (from iron oxide) along their slopes. About 300m from the summit, I got a preview as ribbons of various shades of red lined a small hill to the east. <\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9403.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9403.jpg\" alt=\"Side of Red Mountain in Vivid Colors\" \/><\/a><\/br>Side of Red Mountain in Vivid Colors<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9405.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9405.jpg\" alt=\"Side of Red Mountain in Vivid Colors\" \/><\/a><\/br>Side of Red Mountain in Vivid Colors<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9404.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9404.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ridge<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9402.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9402.jpg\" alt=\"Side of Red Mountain in Vivid Colors\" \/><\/a><\/br>Side of Red Mountain in Vivid Colors<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9401.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9401.jpg\" alt=\"Summit of Red Mountain 3\" \/><\/a><\/br>Summit of Red Mountain 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9403.jpg\" alt=\"Side of Red Mountain in Vivid Colors\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9405.jpg\" alt=\"Side of Red Mountain in Vivid Colors\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9404.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9402.jpg\" alt=\"Side of Red Mountain in Vivid Colors\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9401.jpg\" alt=\"Summit of Red Mountain 3\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9403.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9403.jpg\" alt=\"Side of Red Mountain in Vivid Colors\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Side of Red Mountain in Vivid Colors<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9405.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9405.jpg\" alt=\"Side of Red Mountain in Vivid Colors\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Side of Red Mountain in Vivid Colors<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9404.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9404.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ridge<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9402.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9402.jpg\" alt=\"Side of Red Mountain in Vivid Colors\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Side of Red Mountain in Vivid Colors<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9401.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9401.jpg\" alt=\"Summit of Red Mountain 3\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Summit of Red Mountain 3<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Finally, I made it to the summit of Red Mountain 3 just before 11:30am.<br \/>\nThe Red Mountains were a series of three peaks named for their mineral colors. Red Mountain 3 was the highest and southernmost of the group. Looking north from the summit of Red Mountain 3, the remaining two Red Mountains dominated the right half of the frame with their striking red colors, while the left half of the frame were the forests before Hayden Mountain going through the transition from green to amber. With scattered white clouds dotting the blue skies, one could hardly find a better symphony of colors.<br \/>\nTowards the east, a ridge led to the remaining two Red Mountains. This was the same ridge as previewed earlier from the trail, one that&#8217;s covered in ribbons of colors (p4-6 below). It&#8217;s like the rainbow mountain of Peru, only that the ribbons of colors here didn&#8217;t have as distinct boundaries and were sometimes interrupted by boulders. On the flip side, the majestic backdrop of San Juan Mountains more than made up the intensity of the scene.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9374.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9374.jpg\" alt=\"Blend of Colors from Red Mountain Summit\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blend of Colors from Red Mountain Summit<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_113108C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_113108C9.jpg\" alt=\"Blend of Colors from Red Mountain Summit\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blend of Colors from Red Mountain Summit<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9352.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9352.jpg\" alt=\"Red Mountain 1 and 2 before Distant Uncompahgre Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Red Mountain 1 and 2 before Distant Uncompahgre Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9350.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9350.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge in Vivid Colors\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ridge in Vivid Colors<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9351.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9351.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge in Vivid Colors\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ridge in Vivid Colors<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_114742.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_114742.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Red Mountain 1 and 2 before Distant Uncompahgre Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Red Mountain 1 and 2 before Distant Uncompahgre Mountains<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9374.jpg\" alt=\"Blend of Colors from Red Mountain Summit\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_113108C9.jpg\" alt=\"Blend of Colors from Red Mountain Summit\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9352.jpg\" alt=\"Red Mountain 1 and 2 before Distant Uncompahgre Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9350.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge in Vivid Colors\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9351.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge in Vivid Colors\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_114742.jpg\" alt=\"Red Mountain 1 and 2 before Distant Uncompahgre Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from the summit of Red Mountain 3.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9374.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9374.jpg\" alt=\"Blend of Colors from Red Mountain Summit\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_113108C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_113108C9.jpg\" alt=\"Blend of Colors from Red Mountain Summit\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blend of Colors from Red Mountain Summit<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9352.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9352.jpg\" alt=\"Red Mountain 1 and 2 before Distant Uncompahgre Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Red Mountain 1 and 2 before Distant Uncompahgre Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9350.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9350.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge in Vivid Colors\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9351.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9351.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge in Vivid Colors\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ridge in Vivid Colors<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_114742.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_114742.jpg\" alt=\"Red Mountain 1 and 2 before Distant Uncompahgre Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Red Mountain 1 and 2 before Distant Uncompahgre Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>While it&#8217;s possible to venture further east along the ridge towards the other two Red Mountains, and I&#8217;d love to explore the different shades of red that decorated the landscape, unfortunately, I should mention the main spoiler of the day, wind, which was strong in the forecast. As I neared the summit and rose higher than the shelter of McMillian Peak to the south, I felt its strength. And the wind was so overwhelming at the summit, that it was at times hard to breathe. Luckily, the views to the north (above) were captured from a small area off the summit with some shelter from the wind. But as soon as I ventured towards that ridge, the overwhelming wind managed to keep me back. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">Should I mention the wind was from the south, the same direction as Mount Eolus, named after the Greek God of the wind?<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9343.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9343.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage along Hayden Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Foliage along Hayden Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9344.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9344.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The ones that surrounded Ouray.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9376.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9376.jpg\" alt=\"Dirt Roads around Corkscrew Pass\" \/><\/a><\/br>Dirt Roads around Corkscrew Pass<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9380.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9380.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Hurricane Peak and Handies Peak in the background.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9354.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9354.jpg\" alt=\"Telluride Peak among Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Telluride Peak among Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9356.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9356.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Cirque Mountain and Teakettle Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cirque Mountain and Teakettle Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The two mountains of Sneffels Range in the background.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9357.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9357.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Needle Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Needle Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9394.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9394.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Silverton West Group Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Silverton West Group Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Vermilion Peak, Ulysses S Grant Peak and Lookout Peak.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9395.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9395.jpg\" alt=\"Storm Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Storm Peak<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9343.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage along Hayden Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9344.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9376.jpg\" alt=\"Dirt Roads around Corkscrew Pass\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9380.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9354.jpg\" alt=\"Telluride Peak among Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9356.jpg\" alt=\"Cirque Mountain and Teakettle Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9357.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Needle Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9394.jpg\" alt=\"Silverton West Group Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9395.jpg\" alt=\"Storm Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-6, #splide-thumb-6 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from the summit of Red Mountain 3.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9343.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9343.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage along Hayden Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Foliage along Hayden Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9344.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9344.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The ones that surrounded Ouray.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9376.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9376.jpg\" alt=\"Dirt Roads around Corkscrew Pass\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Dirt Roads around Corkscrew Pass<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9380.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9380.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Hurricane Peak and Handies Peak in the background.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9354.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9354.jpg\" alt=\"Telluride Peak among Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Telluride Peak among Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9356.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9356.jpg\" alt=\"Cirque Mountain and Teakettle Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cirque Mountain and Teakettle Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The two mountains of Sneffels Range in the background.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9357.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9357.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Needle Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Needle Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9394.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9394.jpg\" alt=\"Silverton West Group Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Silverton West Group Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Vermilion Peak, Ulysses S Grant Peak and Lookout Peak.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9395.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9395.jpg\" alt=\"Storm Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Storm Peak<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9360_DSC_9372-13.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9360_DSC_9372-13.jpg\" alt=\"View from Red Mountain 3 Summit\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9383_DSC_9393-11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9383_DSC_9393-11.jpg\" alt=\"View from Red Mountain 3 Summit\" \/><\/a><\/br>View from Red Mountain 3 Summit<\/br><span style=\"font-size:small;\">Towards the north (top) and west (bottom).<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the end, I spent just over half an hour at the summit of Red Mountain 3, before starting to head back down.<\/p>\n<p>I felt the wind picked up during my descent (it could also be that I was walking into it), that from time to time, I had to walk backwards just that I could breathe better.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, it&#8217;s about 1:15pm by the time I got back to my car. It&#8217;s still early in the day, so I decided to head to Silverton for lunch before continuing towards Durango.<br \/>\nThe foliage along the way was stunning as usual.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_093315.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_093315.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Mountains outside Silverton\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains outside Silverton<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_094140.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_094140.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Mountain Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountain Road<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_094316.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_094316.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Foliage along Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Foliage along Road<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_132622.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_132622.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Foliage along Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Foliage along Road<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_133117.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_133117.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Foliage along Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Foliage along Road<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_133158.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_133158.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Foliage along Road before Sultan Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Foliage along Road before Sultan Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_133400.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_133400.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Foliage along Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Foliage along Road<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_133509.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_133509.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Kendall Mountain from Million Dollar Highway\" \/><\/a><\/br>Kendall Mountain from Million Dollar Highway<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_133739C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_133739C9.jpg\" alt=\"Kendall Mountain from Million Dollar Highway\" \/><\/a><\/br>Kendall Mountain from Million Dollar Highway<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_093315.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains outside Silverton\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_094140.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain Road\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_094316.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage along Road\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_132622.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage along Road\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_133117.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage along Road\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_133158.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage along Road before Sultan Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_133400.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage along Road\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_133509.jpg\" alt=\"Kendall Mountain from Million Dollar Highway\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_133739C9.jpg\" alt=\"Kendall Mountain from Million Dollar Highway\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-7, #splide-thumb-7 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos along Million Dollar Highway.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_093315.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_093315.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains outside Silverton\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains outside Silverton<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_094140.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_094140.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountain Road<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_094316.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_094316.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage along Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_132622.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_132622.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage along Road\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_133117.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_133117.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage along Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Foliage along Road<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_133158.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_133158.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage along Road before Sultan Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Foliage along Road before Sultan Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_133400.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_133400.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage along Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Foliage along Road<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_133509.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_133509.jpg\" alt=\"Kendall Mountain from Million Dollar Highway\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Kendall Mountain from Million Dollar Highway<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_133739C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_133739C9.jpg\" alt=\"Kendall Mountain from Million Dollar Highway\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Kendall Mountain from Million Dollar Highway<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Silverton\">Silverton<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>By the time I returned to Silverton where I spent the previous two nights, it&#8217;s a bustling scene that I&#8217;d never seen earlier. It turned out to be the time where the daily trains from Durango made their visits.<\/p>\n<p>The trains were part of &#8220;Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad&#8221;, connecting Silverton and Durango. The tracks were constructed in the 1880s, connecting the mining town of Silverton to Durango, where relative flat landscape and abundance of coal were ideal for railway operations. The choice of narrow gauge (914mm) over standard gauge (1435mm) was to allow easy construction along the twisty Animas River canyon. Nowadays, the trains were only for sightseeing, and travelled through parts of Animas River Canyon otherwise with no road access.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9408.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9408.jpg\" alt=\"Narrow Gauge Trains at Silverton\" \/><\/a><\/br>Narrow Gauge Trains at Silverton<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9409.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9409.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Narrow Gauge Train at Silverton\" \/><\/a><\/br>Narrow Gauge Train at Silverton<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This one was departing for Durango as I took this photo, with its conductor waving to people.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9411.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9411.jpg\" alt=\"Narrow Gauge Train at Silverton\" \/><\/a><\/br>Narrow Gauge Train at Silverton<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9412.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9412.jpg\" alt=\"Steam Locomotive\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steam Locomotive<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9414.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9414.jpg\" alt=\"Narrow Gauge Train at Silverton\" \/><\/a><\/br>Narrow Gauge Train at Silverton<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_134940.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_134940.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"San Juan County Courthouse\" \/><\/a><\/br>San Juan County Courthouse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9408.jpg\" alt=\"Narrow Gauge Trains at Silverton\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9409.jpg\" alt=\"Narrow Gauge Train at Silverton\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9411.jpg\" alt=\"Narrow Gauge Train at Silverton\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9412.jpg\" alt=\"Steam Locomotive\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9414.jpg\" alt=\"Narrow Gauge Train at Silverton\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_134940.jpg\" alt=\"San Juan County Courthouse\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-8, #splide-thumb-8 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Silverton, CO.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9408.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9408.jpg\" alt=\"Narrow Gauge Trains at Silverton\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Narrow Gauge Trains at Silverton<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9409.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9409.jpg\" alt=\"Narrow Gauge Train at Silverton\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Narrow Gauge Train at Silverton<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This one was departing for Durango as I took this photo, with its conductor waving to people.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9411.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9411.jpg\" alt=\"Narrow Gauge Train at Silverton\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Narrow Gauge Train at Silverton<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9412.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9412.jpg\" alt=\"Steam Locomotive\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Steam Locomotive<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9414.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9414.jpg\" alt=\"Narrow Gauge Train at Silverton\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Narrow Gauge Train at Silverton<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_134940.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_134940.jpg\" alt=\"San Juan County Courthouse\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>San Juan County Courthouse<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>While in Silverton, I happened to witness the 2pm train&#8217;s departure (p2 above). Later in Durango, I watched the same train pull into the station.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Between_Silverton_and_Durango\">Between Silverton and Durango<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Below is a timelapse video from my windshield-mounted GoPro, recording my entire drive from Silverton to Red Mountain trailhead, and then back south towards Durango.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yaFFMe2NcZc\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left;line-height: 100%\">\n<li>0:03 Leaving Silverton, heading north.<\/li>\n<li>2:13 (after my hike) Leaving Red Mountain Pass, heading south towards Silverton.<\/li>\n<li>4:35 Leaving Silverton, heading south.<\/li>\n<li>6:22 Molas Pass, second of the three mountain passes along San Juan Skyway between Ridgeway and Durango.<\/li>\n<li>7:02 Lime Creek Crossing. I made a stop here to photograph the imposing Twilight Peak to the south.<\/li>\n<li>7:46 near Coal Creek Crossing. Another stop that I made to watch Twilight Peak.<\/li>\n<li>8:05 Coal Bank Pass. The last of the three mountain passes between Ridgeway and Durango.<\/li>\n<li>The video ends after I have descended from Coal Bank Pass around Purgatory Resort, when I ran into some drizzle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After lunch in Silverton, I headed further south. Before Coal Bank Pass, the foliage along the road was still stunning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_141923.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_141923.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage along Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Foliage along Road<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_142456.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_142456.jpg\" alt=\"Snowdon Peak from Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Snowdon Peak from Road<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_143017.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_143017.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain Road with Foliage\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountain Road with Foliage<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_143120.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_143120.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage along Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Foliage along Road<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_143706.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_143706.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage along Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Foliage along Road<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_144024.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_144024.jpg\" alt=\"Twilight Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Twilight Peak<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_141923.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage along Road\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_142456.jpg\" alt=\"Snowdon Peak from Road\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_143017.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain Road with Foliage\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_143120.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage along Road\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_143706.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage along Road\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_144024.jpg\" alt=\"Twilight Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-9, #splide-thumb-9 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos along the road.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_141923.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_141923.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage along Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Foliage along Road<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_142456.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_142456.jpg\" alt=\"Snowdon Peak from Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Snowdon Peak from Road<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_143017.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_143017.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain Road with Foliage\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountain Road with Foliage<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_143120.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_143120.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage along Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_143706.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_143706.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage along Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Foliage along Road<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_144024.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_144024.jpg\" alt=\"Twilight Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Twilight Peak<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>As usual, I made a few stops along the way to appreciate the scenery. The highlight of this leg of the road was Twilight Peak, a prominent mountain across a valley from the road. The soft afternoon sun through the clouds was good at revealing textures among its rocks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-10\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9421.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9421.jpg\" alt=\"Twilight Peak beyond Lime Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Twilight Peak beyond Lime Creek<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9423.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9423.jpg\" width=\"88.5%\" alt=\"Twilight Peak beyond Lime Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Twilight Peak beyond Lime Creek<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The road made a hairpin turn here crossing Lime Creek. The shape of the road framed Twilight Peak perfectly.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9419.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9419.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9427.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9427.jpg\" alt=\"Twilight Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Twilight Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9426.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9426.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Snowdon Peak and Needles Peak N2\" \/><\/a><\/br>Snowdon Peak and Needles Peak N2<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I summitted Snowdon the previous day.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-10\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9421.jpg\" alt=\"Twilight Peak beyond Lime Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9423.jpg\" alt=\"Twilight Peak beyond Lime Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9419.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9427.jpg\" alt=\"Twilight Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9426.jpg\" alt=\"Snowdon Peak and Needles Peak N2\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-10, #splide-thumb-10 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9421.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9421.jpg\" alt=\"Twilight Peak beyond Lime Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Twilight Peak beyond Lime Creek<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9423.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9423.jpg\" alt=\"Twilight Peak beyond Lime Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Twilight Peak beyond Lime Creek<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The road made a hairpin turn here crossing Lime Creek. The shape of the road framed Twilight Peak perfectly.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9419.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9419.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9427.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9427.jpg\" alt=\"Twilight Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Twilight Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9426.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9426.jpg\" alt=\"Snowdon Peak and Needles Peak N2\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Snowdon Peak and Needles Peak N2<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I summitted Snowdon the previous day.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Continuing on, I felt the views along the road remained spectacular before Coal Bank Pass. After that, the mountains seemed to retreat further back from the road, and the foliage seemed to disappear given the lower elevation, so I wasn&#8217;t as impressed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-11\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_144617.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_144617.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hill<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_144926C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_144926C9.jpg\" alt=\"Engineer Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Engineer Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_145059.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_145059.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Potato Hill\" \/><\/a><\/br>Potato Hill<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_145308.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_145308.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"West Needle Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>West Needle Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_145329.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_145329.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Road<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_145402.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_145402.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Road<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_145929.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_145929.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Cliffs along Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cliffs along Road<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_151130.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_151130.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Hills along Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hills along Road<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-11\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_144617.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_144926C9.jpg\" alt=\"Engineer Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_145059.jpg\" alt=\"Potato Hill\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_145308.jpg\" alt=\"West Needle Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_145329.jpg\" alt=\"Road\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_145402.jpg\" alt=\"Road\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_145929.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffs along Road\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_151130.jpg\" alt=\"Hills along Road\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-11, #splide-thumb-11 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos along the road.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_144617.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_144617.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hill<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_144926C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_144926C9.jpg\" alt=\"Engineer Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Engineer Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_145059.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_145059.jpg\" alt=\"Potato Hill\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Potato Hill<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_145308.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_145308.jpg\" alt=\"West Needle Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>West Needle Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_145329.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_145329.jpg\" alt=\"Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_145402.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_145402.jpg\" alt=\"Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Road<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_145929.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_145929.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffs along Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cliffs along Road<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_151130.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_151130.jpg\" alt=\"Hills along Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hills along Road<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Before reaching Durango, I made a stop at Animas Museum. The museum sat in the former school that dated back into the 1880s. Back then this was a ranching town called &#8220;Animas City&#8221;. A few years later &#8220;Durango&#8221; was created as a railway town with a railway link to Silverton, legends believed Animas City wanted too much money from the railroad, so the railway company decided to create a city of its own, so as to benefit from its ample level land and sale of real estate in the new town.<br \/>\nThere were some exhibits in the museum, mostly text and picture based, mostly relating to the lawless \/ wild-west image of the town in the 1880s, and how it rose and fell with the railway going forward. Next to the museum building, two houses showcased the typical living conditions in the region, one for the ranching era in the 1870s and one in the 20th century. <\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-12\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_154754.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_154754.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Museum Exterior\" \/><\/a><\/br>Museum Exterior<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A former school building.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_154642.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_154642.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Recreated Classroom\" \/><\/a><\/br>Recreated Classroom<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9429.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9429.jpg\" alt=\"Log Cabin\" \/><\/a><\/br>Log Cabin<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From earlier settlers in the 1870s.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9430.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9430.jpg\" alt=\"Kitchen\" \/><\/a><\/br>Kitchen<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From earlier settlers in the 1870s.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9432.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9432.jpg\" alt=\"Bed\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bed<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From earlier settlers in the 1870s.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9439.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9439.jpg\" alt=\"Living Room\" \/><\/a><\/br>Living Room<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Another preserved house that&#8217;s more modern.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9433.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9433.jpg\" alt=\"Bed\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bed<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Another preserved house that&#8217;s more modern.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-12\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_154754.jpg\" alt=\"Museum Exterior\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_154642.jpg\" alt=\"Recreated Classroom\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9429.jpg\" alt=\"Log Cabin\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9430.jpg\" alt=\"Kitchen\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9432.jpg\" alt=\"Bed\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9439.jpg\" alt=\"Living Room\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9433.jpg\" alt=\"Bed\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-12, #splide-thumb-12 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from the Animas Museum.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_154754.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_154754.jpg\" alt=\"Museum Exterior\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Museum Exterior<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A former school building.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_154642.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_154642.jpg\" alt=\"Recreated Classroom\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Recreated Classroom<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9429.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9429.jpg\" alt=\"Log Cabin\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Log Cabin<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From earlier settlers in the 1870s.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9430.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9430.jpg\" alt=\"Kitchen\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Kitchen<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From earlier settlers in the 1870s.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9432.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9432.jpg\" alt=\"Bed\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bed<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From earlier settlers in the 1870s.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9439.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9439.jpg\" alt=\"Living Room\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Living Room<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Another preserved house that&#8217;s more modern.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9433.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9433.jpg\" alt=\"Bed\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bed<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Another preserved house that&#8217;s more modern.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After that, I headed for Durango. It&#8217;s approaching 5pm in the afternoon, and the only attraction that remained open was Durango &#038; Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad&#8217;s (D&#038;SNG) museum, which offered free admission.<\/p>\n<p>While I was touring the museum, one staff informed me a train was pulling into the station, so I headed out to watch the spectacle (p2-3 below). It turned out to be the same train whose departure from Silverton I witnessed at 2pm earlier today.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-13\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_164353C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_164353C9.jpg\" width=\"60%\" alt=\"Timetable\" \/><\/a><\/br>Timetable<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Three daily trains operated during the peak foliage season.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9460.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9460.jpg\" alt=\"Train Arriving at Durango\" \/><\/a><\/br>Train Arriving at Durango<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9462.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9462.jpg\" alt=\"Train Arriving at Durango\" \/><\/a><\/br>Train Arriving at Durango<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9464.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9464.jpg\" alt=\"Train Car\" \/><\/a><\/br>Train Car<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9447.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9447.jpg\" alt=\"Turntable\" \/><\/a><\/br>Turntable<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9450.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9450.jpg\" alt=\"Locomotive\" \/><\/a><\/br>Locomotive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-13\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20230930_164353C9.jpg\" alt=\"Timetable\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9460.jpg\" alt=\"Train Arriving at Durango\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9462.jpg\" alt=\"Train Arriving at Durango\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9464.jpg\" alt=\"Train Car\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9447.jpg\" alt=\"Turntable\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9450.jpg\" alt=\"Locomotive\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-13, #splide-thumb-13 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/20230930_164353C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/20230930_164353C9.jpg\" alt=\"Timetable\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Timetable<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Three daily trains operated during the peak foliage season.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9460.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9460.jpg\" alt=\"Train Arriving at Durango\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Train Arriving at Durango<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9462.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9462.jpg\" alt=\"Train Arriving at Durango\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Train Arriving at Durango<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9464.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9464.jpg\" alt=\"Train Car\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Train Car<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9447.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9447.jpg\" alt=\"Turntable\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Turntable<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9450.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9450.jpg\" alt=\"Locomotive\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Locomotive<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>As for the museum itself, of course there was lots of railway stuff, like locomotives that used to run on the D&#038;SNG line, the train carts, and so on. However, I felt the museum curator enjoyed scavenge-hunting, and liked to brag that &#8220;we obtained relic X for only Y dollars!&#8221; with &#8220;X&#8221; being benches for waiting rooms, train carts and so on.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-14\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9463.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9463.jpg\" alt=\"Exhibits\" \/><\/a><\/br>Exhibits<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9449.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9449.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Maintenance Shop\" \/><\/a><\/br>Maintenance Shop<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Closed to visitors. I took this photo through a window.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9445.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9445.jpg\" alt=\"Locomotive Operator Interface\" \/><\/a><\/br>Locomotive Operator Interface<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9458.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9458.jpg\" alt=\"Model Train\" \/><\/a><\/br>Model Train<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9457.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9457.jpg\" alt=\"Denver &#038; Rio Grande Western Caboose\" \/><\/a><\/br>Denver &#038; Rio Grande Western Caboose<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9451.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9451.jpg\" width=\"89.5%\" alt=\"Communal Kitchen onboard Emigrant Sleeper\" \/><\/a><\/br>Communal Kitchen onboard Emigrant Sleeper<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">A low-cost travel option where travelers were expected bring their own bedding and meals which could be prepared here.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9454.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9454.jpg\" alt=\"Emigrant Sleeper Interior\" \/><\/a><\/br>Emigrant Sleeper Interior<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-14\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9463.jpg\" alt=\"Exhibits\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9449.jpg\" alt=\"Maintenance Shop\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9445.jpg\" alt=\"Locomotive Operator Interface\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9458.jpg\" alt=\"Model Train\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9457.jpg\" alt=\"Denver &#038; Rio Grande Western Caboose\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9451.jpg\" alt=\"Communal Kitchen onboard Emigrant Sleeper\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9454.jpg\" alt=\"Emigrant Sleeper Interior\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-14, #splide-thumb-14 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from D&#038;SNG museum.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9463.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9463.jpg\" alt=\"Exhibits\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Exhibits<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9449.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9449.jpg\" alt=\"Maintenance Shop\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Maintenance Shop<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Closed to visitors. I took this photo through a window.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9445.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9445.jpg\" alt=\"Locomotive Operator Interface\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Locomotive Operator Interface<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9458.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9458.jpg\" alt=\"Model Train\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Model Train<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9457.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9457.jpg\" alt=\"Denver &#038; Rio Grande Western Caboose\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Denver &#038; Rio Grande Western Caboose<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9451.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9451.jpg\" alt=\"Communal Kitchen onboard Emigrant Sleeper\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Communal Kitchen onboard Emigrant Sleeper<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">A low-cost travel option where travelers were expected bring their own bedding and meals which could be prepared here.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/DSC_9454.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/30\/thumbnails\/DSC_9454.jpg\" alt=\"Emigrant Sleeper Interior\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Emigrant Sleeper Interior<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>My day concluded after the tour of D&#038;SNG museum.<br \/>\nEND<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The twelfth day of my autumn 2023 trip to the mountain states. 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