We left Mogote campground Wednesday morning, and headed up the road to Cumbres pass. The road parallels the track for the narrow gauge steam train. We saw some photographers standing near the track, so we stopped to look at the train. We heard the train before we saw it. The train was working its way uphill, very slowly.
Our next stop was at Chama NM, where we visited a nice small quilt store. They were getting ready for a big quilt show on Saturday; Marianne was disappointed that she would miss the show.
The winds were awful in Chama, and for the rest of the drive. When we stopped for lunch in the supermarket parking lot, an old gas station was starting to lose its tin sheeting. One of the sheets blew by, barely missing the camper. Time to go.
After we missed a detour sign on the Jicarilla Apache reservation, we ended up on a dirt road. After we turned around, Marianne took a picture of the old railroad bridge and water
tower. This was part of the narrow gauge train route from Silverton to Denver. Marianne rode the train from Durango to Denver when she was a girl, but today, the only remnants of that system are the Durango-Silverton train, and the Chalma-Antonito train, both tourist steam trains.
We finally arrived in Bloomfield NM, and settled into our campsite. The girls were disappointed that the pool was closed; the high winds blew dust into the pool, so they had to shut it down. We reveled in the luxury of AC power and lots of water for showers.
Thursday morning we will get up early and drive to Chaco Canyon National Park. By arriving early, we will be sure of getting one of the 30 available campsites.
Richard, Marianne, Ariana, and Erica
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