Oct. 6-11, 2007 Albuquerque, New Mexico

We went to the 2007 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. They have a parking lot for RV's to stay.

This balloon fiesta was the greatest, went last year but the weather was much better for the balloons to get up. Here are some pictures of the balloons and special shapes balloons. Here is Lily Bee going over our RV.

Oct.1-4, 2007 Mesa Verde National Park, Co.

We stayed at A&A Mesa Verde Rv park close to Mesa Verde National Park. We took a half-day guided bus tour to the Cliff Palace, the largest cliff dwelling in America. The tour started with the earliest pit houses. You hike down into the Cliff Palace and climb out on ladders. It was a great tour. Here are some pictures of Cliff Palace. The last pic is the Spruce House

Sept.26-30, 2007 Durango, Colorado

We stayed at a RV park in Durango, Co. close to downtown and train depot. We took a 3-1/2 hr. steam train ride to Silverton, Colorado. Returned back to Durango by bus. The train was a narrow gauge railroad. The Denver & Rio Grande Railway arrived in Durango, Co. on Aug. 5, 1881 and construction on the line began in the fall of the same year. By July of 1882 the tracks to Silverton were completed and the train began transporting both freight and passengers. The line was constructed to haul silver and gold ore from the San Juan Mountains, but passengers soon realized it was the view that was truly precious. We had a great train ride and view to the city of Silverton. It was 42 degrees when we got there. The elevation was 9,300. It was cold there and we had hail. Here are some pictures from trip.