Silverton, Colorado, Steam Engine Locomotive arrives with guest from Durango, Colorado

While camping in Ouray Colorado we did a day trip across the Million Dollar Highway to the town of Silverton Colorado.
In this video we will be taking you to Silverton, Colorado an Old Wild West Mining Town, population 629 in 2013. Silverton is one of the highest towns in the United States, at 9,318 feet (2,836 m) above sea level. ( Silver by the Ton ) Silverton supposedly got it’s name from hauling Tons of Silver from the mines around it.
First you will see the Old Narrow Gauge Railroad, Steam Engine arriving with guest from Durango, Colorado.
Then we will take you inside the Old Jail which is a museum now. I love visiting Old Jails and Prisons but there kind of Creepy to me. Message me and let me know if you feel the same.
Then we will take you on one of the best underground mining tours, which is now a Museum that you have ever seen. Two thumbs up for the town of Silverton and everyone else involved for doing such a great job at preserving the History.
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Silverton, Colorado, Old Jail, Mining Museum and the Infamous Blair Street

Come join us on another Day Trip while camping out in Ouray Colorado. We will be visiting Silverton, Colorado the Old Jail the Old Mining Museum and the Infamous Blair Street. Get a feel of the hard and rough times the people had back then. Hope your enjoying our journey if so please Subscribe at the bottom and Share with your friends, Thanks for watching.

Ouray Colorado to Silverton Colorado along the Million Dollar Highway

We will take you on a five minute road trip between Ouray, Colorado and Silverton, Colorado along the Million Dollar Highway. We took this day trip while camping out at the Ouray RV Park and Cabins. You will see old mine shafts that date back to the 1800’s Tailings from the old mines. Miners houses and some very beautiful country.
The Switzerland of America – along the back roads and Scenic Byways: you can see vistas where old Hollywood westerns were filmed and explore high country ghost towns that were once booming mining cities. Ouray is also known as “The Jeeping Capital of the World.” Regardless of the season or the purpose of your visit, a trip to the famous, sulfur-free Ouray Hot Springs Pool is always a treat. With nearly one-million gallons of naturally heated water from deep in the earth, the hot springs pool has been a soothing destination for generations.
The Million Dollar Highway delivers jaw-dropping vista after vista. It was cut from the side of the mountain and became know as the “Million Dollar Highway”. It’s one of the most scenic drives in the USA. There are several legends, though, including that it cost a million dollars a mile to build it, this is in the 1800’s and that its fill dirt contains a million dollars in gold ore.
Silverton is where the video ends, a video on Silverton coming soon.
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