Moving from dry desert lands and explorers uncovering towering canyons, to a landscape rich in resources, where 1870’s miners sought their fortune in harsh territory. The rivers run yellow from the spoils of gold, iron, copper and silver drilling and fossicking. The area labelled ‘Little Switzerland’, although surrounded by the beautiful San Juan mountain passes and lush valleys, is a far cry for the early miners from the streets of bank lined Zurich. Dubbed the Million Dollar Highway, due to the ore in the roadbed, the windy passes with a scaringly obvious absence of safety railing, are littered with once flourishing Ghost towns, mining structures and yesterday’s dreams.
Living in yesterday, a time loop or in fact a parallel universe, the town of Silverton is a one paved, street town, worthy of a scene from Back to the Future. Period costume clad street hawkers, piano playing entertainers and souvenir sellers, welcome tourists from the Durango – Silverton steam train, to purchase wares or dine in once thriving boozing establishments and saloons. Whilst hundreds of four wheel off road buggies, Jeeps and all manner of trailers, helmets and leather, cast an atmosphere of confusion over the soul of the town. As modern day petrol fumes mix with coal and steam of the yesteryear’s ‘ Little Engine That Could’.
Moving out of the twilight zone into the current dimension, we head back off down this road paved with hope in search of our own treasure. A liquid gold as valuable as the treasures of the San Juan mountains. A bean roasted and brewed by a barista of the Melbourne dimension. (Thank God we found young Eric!)
So interesting! Would love to see this one day. xo
Tried to post a comment. It said sorry your comment could not be posted!!!! Anyhow….more things to see!!!! Nice to see Martin Luther, the guttural monk got a mention!!! 😜😜
On Tue, 28 Aug 2018 at 3:11 am, THE WISDOM COLLECTOR wrote:
> Jarka posted: ” Moving from dry desert lands and explorers uncovering > towering canyons, to a landscape rich in resources, where 1870’s miners > sought their fortune in harsh territory. The rivers run yellow from the > spoils of gold, iron, copper and silver drilling and fo” >
I think he had a perspective on most things 🙂