. Under the turquoise sky of Colorado .. . esting localities to Durango there are two routes northward to Ridgway —one via the Rio Grande Southern Railroad around the greatOphir Loop and through Telluride and other noted miningcamps; the other via the Denver & Rio Grande through thebeautiful Animas .Canon to Silverton, thence via the SilvertonRailroad to Red Mountain, and thence over the famous stageline to Ouray, from which point the Denver & Rio Grande isresumed to Ridgway. From Ridgway the two Circle tripsare alike, being northward to Montrose and thence eastwardthrough the Bla

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. Under the turquoise sky of Colorado .. . esting localities to Durango there are two routes northward to Ridgway —one via the Rio Grande Southern Railroad around the greatOphir Loop and through Telluride and other noted miningcamps; the other via the Denver & Rio Grande through thebeautiful Animas .Canon to Silverton, thence via the SilvertonRailroad to Red Mountain, and thence over the famous stageline to Ouray, from which point the Denver & Rio Grande isresumed to Ridgway. From Ridgway the two Circle tripsare alike, being northward to Montrose and thence eastwardthrough the Black Caiion of the Gunnison and past the famousCurecanti Needle. After leaving the town of Gunnison, theroad traverses the Tomichi Valley and climbs the western slopeof the Saguache range of mountains, over Marshall the eastern slope of the range, the train soon reachesSalida, where a standard gauge train from Leadville is boardedand the journey to Denver through the Arkansas Valley and theRoyal Gorge is Sky Line Drive—Canon City

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