Silverton 2013
David has dreamed of Silverton every day, let me correct
that, every hour for the last 6 months.
It might not be healthy for him to dream that long. Put it on the calendar and forget it until a
month or so before.
As he drove out of Silverton in 2012 he felt that he might
not ever make it back there. Well he
did, we did, and we were with some great people and once again saw the beauty
of the San Juan Mountains.
Looking west as the sun breaks through clouds
and touches Silverton.
South edge of town looking towards
the pass the train travels through.
Jeep with beautiful backdrop
We did have a minor hiccup.
Just after we crossed the Arizona border into New Mexico we had a fuse
blow when a wire touched the exhaust as we went over a bump. Just like that we had not gas to the
engine. David thought it was a fuse
issue and checked them all.
All but the fuses in the ECM (electric control module).
ECM was electric and the fuel pump was a
pump.
We had to call a tow truck.
He came out of Gallup and was the nicest
man.
He called a shop for us and
guaranteed us it was an honest shop.
It
was and they had us on the road in about 30 minutes.
David kicked himself for not making the
connection between the fuel pump and the ECM.
Will be smarter next time.
It could have been worse.
Our new friend from Gallup came and got us.
These guys were so good to us.
We were on the road within an hour.
We made it to Silverton hours later than we had
anticipated. Trent Keime and his two
boys and daughter were there waiting for us.
Only thing to do was go to dinner.
We ate at THEE PIG. It was the
best BBQ I have ever eaten. And they had
fried pickles and onion rings. To die for!! I recommend it.
We stayed in this camp cabin the first two nights. I was especially glad the first night as I
did not want to set up our tent after traveling all day.
The Tent Cabin we stayed in the first two nights.
Oh wait....I mean this one.
The Keime kids all bought knives.
I had it explained to me by another man that some people like this and some people like that and some people like knives.
So I get it.
These guys, ages 18, 15, and 13 all made bows and arrows and quivers with their knives.
I was amazed at their ability to enjoy a willow branch and a knife for hours and to enjoy each other’s work.
Tuesday the Keime’s and we met up with Trent Penrod and his
family. We had heard that there were
moose sightings just west of town. You
can’t do any better when looking for wildlife than to be in Trent Penrod’s
company. Long story short he called one
in. I loved it.
He probably never was hiding from us but he just stood for a
long time in one spot~we couldn’t see his body (which he did a good job of
hiding) but those antlers were in full view.
Made me laugh! Trent started calling and that bull Moose
came. He was a bit confused because he
could smell our scent but that call was driving him crazy. Sorry about my blurred video when he came
close we started scrambling. You don’t
want to tangle with a love sick Moose.
We went up Imogene and over to Telluride. It was a good day.
On the trail to Imogene.
I have missed this other times at the waterfall.
This must have been somebody else's favorite place too.
RIP
I need to find all our photos atop Imogene.
Colorado has been doing some restoration work.
This sign is new and made to last.
The Keime Family.
Trent, the dad, is a good man. He
has had struggles in his past but turned his life around and tries so hard to
do right by his family. I will never
forget his talk in church when he said he used to say, “I am a member of the
church but….” And now he says, “I am a member of the church so….”
He is the best example of “so”.
The Penrod Family.
Trent loves David. And Trent has
some fabulous camera gear. He had a
timed lapse camera, for one, that he set up on the side of the road coming into
camp just to watch the day go by North mountain. I had never seen the outfit that tells which
way the air is moving. (This is how we
knew the Moose had our scent.) He told
David that this was the best trip they had ever been on.
The Wright Family. I
think Doug might have been as excited to go as David was. He brought his parents, who were great
people, and Daniel, their youngest son, a nephew and a friend from their ward. I never knew boys could talk so much. So Much!!
They are easy camping friends. In
one conversation the friend from their ward learned that they had a son, Ben,
who had died from cancer. He was
surprised and asked how that was. Doug
we learned if you turn to Heavenly Father he will strengthen you. If you grow bitter towards him he can’t help
you. This is so evident in their lives.
Come Wednesday Pete, Megan, Melanie, and Jett came in. I was so happy to see them. So pleased to share them with our camp
friends. We had just had the kids for
the 4th of July so to have this second time so close to that really
helped me feel close to them. They were
good sports the whole time. I have to
say to have family come made my trip.
It is a long trek from Tucson. but we were so glad they came.
Como Lake after Poughkeepsie Gulch.
Animas Forks. We love to stop at this old mining
town. They are working at some restoration, as you can see.
I had to get this picture of Jett. He walked into this
house and right into that whole. Just dropped down.
Meg on the Taco.
Mel with Grandpa
Mel in the Animas
The Animas was perfect for play.
We were in Silverton for five days.
We traveled about 75 miles total.
But you see so much.
These are just some things from this trip.
We knew this boy. He dated our oldest daughter, Jill.
He was killed here about five years ago.
This is just a couple miles SW of Silverton.
He took Jill to the Senior Prom. He asked her with
a can of Campbell soup...set it on the hood of her car.
On top of Engineer Pass.
After the rain storm lifted.
Jill and John's son Quinn still has a place
of prominence in the photo shop in Silverton.
The train from Durango.
Wagon for atmosphere.
This little creek in Silverton shows the mineral content.
This is just south of Ouray. They have made this outlook
over the canyon.
Favorite shot.
Bigfoot did good!
The main event. David and Pete couldn't get out
and do some hard trails. This is Poughkeepsie.
These pictures need to be in 3D for the difficulty
to be shown
.
David living his dreams.
Pete and his Taco.
