We traveled on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad by a Steam Engine Locomotive. It was magical to hear the train over the tracks, the steam erupting and the whistle blowing. This was a gorgeous ride that I believe we caught really well with this video. All of us had a great time taking in the experience. This video covers the beauty from every angle along the Animas River, in the Rocky Mountains, through San Juan National Forest and our stop in Cascade Canyon. It also shows a walk from the front of the train to the caboose, even shows the restroom and a sneak peak of the train engine itself.
Unfortunately, there are a few artifacts on the lens of the camera, that is a known complaint with the Insta360, we could not see that our lens was dirty at all, but you can certainly see the artifacts here and there on this video, thankfully though, it does not take away from the quality of this video.
Tips we did that helped our journey be even more enjoyable:
- Most important tip for you photographers, sit towards the back of the train so you have a good view of the locomotive as you make turns, it really sets this experience apart from the cars closer to the front.
- We bought the prepackaged lunches; they were pretty good (the bread has nuts so watch out if you have allergies)
- We chose to eat our lunches on the train rather than a picnic in Cascade Canyon that way we could spend the hour exploring and not be in a rush.
- We bought the coloring books offered at the time of purchasing tickets, it came in handy for Madilyn for sure.
- We bought a geological map to make the ride a little more interesting seeing the different features pointed out in the map.
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00:00 Train Depot
02:00 First Train Whistle
03:07 Talking about the Train Ride
04:44 Tickets Please Folks
06:00 Whistle Blow
07:32 Sweet Moment Caught with Madilyn
08:22 Whistle Blow
09:28 Long Whistle Blow
09:47 Talking more about the Train Ride
10:33 Cool Train Track Sounds
11:41 Going Under Bridge
13:58 Talking about Geological Features
15:23 San Juan National Forest Sign
15:56 The Start of the Famous High Bridge
16:46 The High Bridge
22:07 Going Over the River
24:02 Quick Stop to Refill Water
24:22 Prepacked Lunches
24:51 Going Backwards to Park at Cascade Canyon
25:53 Cascade Canyon
28:34 Checking out the Steam Engine
30:43 A Glance of the Inside of the Steam Locomotive
31:57 A Walk from the Front to the Caboose INSIDE the Train
32:47 Snack Cart
34:21 Restroom
34:53 Leaving Cascade Canyon
35:48 Up-close to the River
40:50 A look at the Train Next to the Flowing River
41:54 Listen to the Raging River & Whistle Blow
43:15 Alot of Close Rock "Walls" on This Side Train Ride Back
43:52 Beautiful Valley (End of Train Portion of This Video)
44:52 Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum
53:21 TikTok Video from Phone Footage
56:30 Final Thoughts