We have been out of touch for several days in Blanca, CO. We did have phone service but very poor air card service. I could get my e-mails but not send anything of size and no photos.

We are now in Lamar, CO with good phone and air card service. We are in a nice RV/Motel complex that is relatively new. When we came in and Evelyn went in to register the owner asked what kind of engraving we did. As a result I worked most of yesterday making key tags and signage for the motel rooms, etc. Needless to say it was a money making stay for a change.


Tomorrow it is off east on US50 to the town of of Kinsley, KS. We will be there a day or two making plans to attend the hamfest in Selina, KS. We had a nice time there last year and I hope we do as much business.

The photos are of some homes/ranches in the Colorado countryside. This is really a pretty part of the country.

We did visit the Cumbres & Toltec RR station in Antonito, CO. This is a narrow gage rail road that still takes trips to and from Cumbres, NM. It crosses the state line 11 times on its way. You can take a ride from one end to the other and then you take a bus back to your starting point.

You have to make a two day advance notice for a wheelchair ride on the train and the bus. They do have handicapped facilities but on a limited basis.

We watched the workers work on the train cars and learned how they turn the train around for the trip back. Some railroads use a wye but the Cumbres & Toltec RR used a loop around a large area to turn their trains around.

While we were there we bought a couple of DVD,s, one on the Cumbres & Toltec RR and the other on the Durango to Silverton, CO. Both are quite interesting and it looks like a great trip on either narrow gage railroad. The scenery is beautiful.