Cumbres-Toltec Scenic Railroad

After our day yesterday, sitting on a train all day was a good idea, as anything involving more movement would have been tough. The railroad trip was good, very scenic views as you wind through the mountains of norther New Mexico and southern Colorado being pulled by a steam engine. We saw some cattle, so apparently there are ranches all the way up there, can't imagine how they keep track of all of the cows. We saw some old buildings, this was a major railway route for supplying the Southwest back in the day. Morning was more woodsy, afternoon more of the higher views into canyons and some tunnels. In between we stopped for a cafeteria lunch, which was pretty good actually, in old town called Osier. All through the trip there were amazing views. I stood outside between cars for a while enjoying the cool air and getting some good pictures, but then we hit an area where the track was about 2 feet from a 800 foot cliff, so rather then fill my pants I headed back inside for the rest of the trip. Some people would call something like this boring, but we found it relaxing and a nice change from all the walking/hiking of the previous days. Drove down to Albuquerque after the ride

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