Railroading in Durango

Tentative Schedule

Sunday, August 18: Arrive in Durango, CO – Alpen Rose RV Park, 27847 Hwy 550N,
Durango, CO 81301, 970-247-5540
5:00PM: Happy Hour. Bring your own beverage. Wagon masters will provide snacks.
6:00PM: Dinner provided by Wagon Masters. Bring your own place setting & beverage.
Evening – relax at Durango Hot Springs (1 mile from Alpen Rose RV Resort)
Durango Hot Springs & Resort, 6475 Cty Rd 203, Durango – 2 hrs for $39,
3 hrs for $49. Reservations required: www.durangohotspringsresortandspa.com

Monday, August 19 (SHIRT DAY)
7:30am – Morning Coffee at Prinslow/Freas Coaches.
8:30am – 6:45pm – Durango Silverton Railroad Trip (Steam/Coach Class)
Lunch – Bring your own lunch or get a bite to eat in Silverton
Evening – dinner on your own.

Tuesday, August 20
7:30am – Morning Coffee at Prinslow/Freas Coaches.
9:30am – 12:00pm – Horsefly History Tour – walking tour of Durango
Lunch on your own
Afternoon – explore Durango, possible things to visit after the tour include:

• Visit the lobby of historic Strater Hotel, 699 Main St, Durango.
• The Bookcase & Barber for a haircut and/or cocktail – 601 E 2nd St, Ste B,
  Durango, CO
• Honeyville, 33633 Hwy 550 N (5 miles north of Alpen Rose) for some local honey!

4:15pm – 9:00pm – Bar D Chuckwagon Dinner, 8080 Cty Rd 250, Durango, CO
(5.6 miles from Alpen Rose RV Resort) (activities begin at 4:30pm and
supper is at 6:30pm followed by the entertainment.)
www.bardchuckwagon.com Menu: Choice of sliced beef or chicken breast,
potato, baked beans, biscuits, applesauce spice cake, coffee, & lemonade.

Wednesday, August 21
7:30am – Morning Coffee at Prinslow/Freas Coaches.
9:30am – 12:30pm – 2.5 Hr Scenic Waterfalls 4×4 Jeep Tour – $75/person
(Private Tour for our group)
https://www.durangorivertrippers.com/jeep-tours/durango/

Afternoon – on your own to explore Durango
4:30pm – Happy Hour at Prinslow/Freas Coaches
6:00pm – Pot Luck Dinner
7:00pm – Campfire/Games (Bingo) Snacks at the Alpen Rose Café

Thursday, August 22
6:30am – Morning Coffee at Prinslow/Freas Coaches.
Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Park Tour. Two options:

• 7:30am – 1:30pm – 1⁄2 day tour of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Park
  http://www.utemountaintribalpark.info/book%20sales.html. If you
  select 1⁄2 day tour, you can spend the other half of the day visiting Four
  Corners or Mesa Verde Nat’l Park. Tour is a drive of 34 miles round trip
  on good gravel road to UMTP Kiva Point and back to the Tribal Park
  Visitor Center. Visit Ancestral Puebloan petroglyphs, scenic lands, Ute
  pictograph panels, geological formations, and surface sites. Just a short
  distance to the gravel road at all times, this is a great tour for those who
  prefer an easier, shorter tour. Bring your own snacks, drinks, etc.
  OR
• 7:30am – 5:30pm – full day tour of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Park
  http://www.utemountaintribalpark.info/book%20sales.html. A tour of
  the UMTP includes transportation and a guide that will allow you to see
  and experience lessor seen areas of Ancestral Puebloan archaeological
  sites and petroglyph panels. Ute Mountain Tribal Park borders the
  world-renowned Mesa Verde National Park and is the physical
  continuation of the same archaeological and geological attractions, but
  without the crowds and traffic. Full day tour is a drive of 82 miles round
  trip on gravel and dirt roads from the Tribal Park Visitor Center to UMTP
  North Lion Canyon Cliff Dwellings. Tour includes a 3-mile hike on
  unpaved trails to visit four preserved cliff dwellings within Lion Canyon
  and climbing ladders. Bring your own lunch, snack, drinks, etc.
  Dinner on your own.
  7:00pm – Campfire/Games (Bingo) Snacks at the Alpen Rose Café

Friday, August 23
8:00am – Farewell Breakfast at the Prinslow/Freas Coaches – safe travels
home.