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<\/a><\/div>\nAfter a quick breakfast, we packed up the camp and were on our way towards Durango. From Durango we rode on 550 through two spectacular passes surrounded by snow peaked mountains and dense forests.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\nWe arrived in Silverton, an old mining town set in the middle of a valley. I love towns like this. The inhabitants did a good job preserving its endearing American west look and feel. We were just in time to see the narrow gauge rail steam train to take off.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\nWe had a bite a cute restaurant located in the building that used to be a brothel. It was fascinating to learn that there were more than 40 brothels in this town of three streets during the golden (or silver?) days of Silverton.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nNext door to the restaurant was a photo studio, located in the oldest brothel in town, which advertised “old tyme portraits.” We thought it was a good chance for us to dress up and have some fun.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nWe chose our outfits. I was a bordello girl and Matt Doc Holiday. I think we looked the part in the final photo. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nWe then asked the photog to take our photo on the bikes outside.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nAfter the fun at Silverton we headed towards Ouray, which was also a cute town and worth stopping at, but we had to make up some miles so we pressed on west towards Moab, UT.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\nIt was a beautiful ride going through alpine meadows, canyons and high desert on highways 62\/145\/90\/46.<\/p>\n
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