Riding the Cumbres & Toltec

July 2

Today we got up and had breakfast then prepared for our train ride on the Cumbres & Toltec Narrow Gauge Railroad from Chama, NM to Antonito, CO.

We got to the depot about 20 minutes early, so we were able to take a bunch of photos of the train before we started. 

We were in the first car after the tender. We got rolling at 10AM, and headed to Osier for lunch. We passed over the new Lobato tressel, which was damaged by fire a year ago and has just been completed.

We saw a deer and an elk herd! FINALLY, I saw some. Pics are very far away, but I have some!

 

 

At lunch in Osier, we had a great meal (broke our diet, but it was worth it) of Turkey, dressing, green beans, and dessert of our choice. We got some more great pics.

After lunch we continued on to Antonito, through the gorge and two tunnels.

 

Once we arrived in Antonito, we then rode the bus back to Chama.

When we got back to the RV park, our new friends in the Landmark were gone and there was a Heartland Sundance in its place! We visited with them for a minute, but we were tired and hungry.

After a dinner of leftovers, we took a few more pics... finally got one of the fox (posted on the previous blog post). The neighbors said they saw two, so it must be a family.

I sorted photos while Tony relaxed, and we enjoyed our last night here. We head back to Amarillo tomorrow.