Topic: USA

[Darth More]

I checked our route for next week:

We fly in to Denver on Monday.
The Georgetown loop is our first stop. I had to chuckle when my brother made me aware of the highway next to it, when we looked at the screen together.



The loop looks very nice. From Georgetown we go to Durango where we take the train to Silverton and back. Chama in Colorado is our next stop from where we go to Antonito.
Didn't know there's  Chama in New Mexico, too!
Last trip by train will be the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad.
A day later we head back to Denver and back to Germany.

The trip will take us 855 miles on the road alone. It's gonna be fun!



What's even nicer than the historic trains is the landscape along their route. It looks amazing on google pictures already! I can already smell the scent of the wooden wagons.

[Darth More]

At the beginning or the end of our trip, we'll visit the Railroad Museum in the West of Denver.
They even have a G scale garden train next to historic steam engines!


Colorado Railroad Museum
Golden, CO

[Darth More]

There are 9 Walmart Superstores and 8 TARGETs in Denver alone!
I hope I can go to at least one of them for a store report.

[Tamer]

You are definitely seeing some great places.

[Darth More]

You are definitely seeing some great places.

I'm flying out on Monday. If you want anything from Germany, let me know and I'll take it to CO to send it with USPS from there.
I offer that to all forum members

[Darth More]

Since I have to leave early tomorrow, I wish you a happy day off on Labor Day tomorrow!

[Tamer]

Philipp I hope you had a nice trip. Sure looks like you did.

[Darth More]

Thanks Tamer! Yes, it was a long journey, but very convenient! I sat next to a very nice lady from Colorado and she told me quite a lot about Denver and other nice places.
I just wish we had more time. We’re a group of six and unfortunately have a strict schedule. We have to figure that out with our leader because in best case we can spend a whole day in Denver on Saturday before we fly out again.

We went to the Union Station of Denver last night for dinner. It was gooood!



We were awake for 27 hours. Our flight from Frankfurt/Main to Denver was 10 hours with Lufthansa and excellent service.
This is the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.


We had free parking downtown for Labor Day! That was a welcome surprise!

[Darth More]

I travel lighter than ever before. A week is much too short for my taste, but I won’t complain. I didn’t plan and book the journey myself and so far it’s a blast!
Due to our strict schedule, there’s hardly an occasion to go shopping.
I don’t have much space anyways and enjoy the countryside instead.

The Ford Expedition is a flagship of a vehicle.
Made me chuckle when I put my little suitcase next to the wheels…



This picture was taken in Chama, NM. It was our last stop of the travel.

For the first night we stayed at a Radisson Hotel in Denver.




The breakfast was good, indeed!

[Tamer]

Glad you are having a nice trip

[Darth More]

We did! And our first stop was Georgetown to ride the loop there with a historic train.


Georgetown Loop, Colorado
Tue, Sep 5, 2023




Chewy, is it you?!



Does this quote remind you of the Cantina scene, too?



After the ride we headed 350 miles south-west to Durango, CO.














So this was a 7-hour-ride from Georgetown to Durango.

[Tamer]

Looks awesome.

I am sitting here typing this figuring you have probably seen more of the country than I have. I need to travel more. As retirement looms closer I am gonna make myself a list.

[Darth More]

Well, CO and NM were the sixth and seventh state I went to in the U.S.
More detailed pictures will follow as I'm reviewing them right now.