Volume 4: Silverton & Animas Canyon

Silverton, Colorado, is a National Historic Landmark nestled in the high San Juan mountains. According to the Town of Silverton, it became a center for the many regional silver and gold mining camps in 1874. The town has a rowdy “Old West” past that its residents are happy to say hasn’t entirely left. Silverton is found along the San Juan Skyway, which includes the “Million Dollar Highway,” supposedly one of the most dangerous roads in the U.S. The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railway travels to Durango except in the winter when the risk of avalanches is too great. At an elevation of 9,318 feet, tourists visit Silverton for year-round outdoor activities and to experience a bit of an old mining town. (source)


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Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)
A road travels along the side of a mountain. A blue sky peeks out over the mountain.
Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)
A road along the side of a mountain. A single car drives along the road.
Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)
Picture of the mountains.
Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)
A road travels along the side of a mountain. A single white car drives along this road.
Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)
A view on the Million Dollar Highway.
Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)
A road travels towards a snowy mountain. Only a large patch of trees and the road are free of snow.
Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)
View of a road traveling along the side of a mountain. In the distance and to the left are other mountains. A letter is written on the back of this postcard.
Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)
Photo of the mountains.
Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)
An old fashion Jeep is driving along a road that is on the side of a mountain. In the distance and to the left another mountain can be seen. Actual photo print.
Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)
A curvy road swirls around below some mountains to the right.
Million Dollar Highway (Colo.) and 12,800 ft. Mt. Abrahms
Three mountains stand against the blue sky. Several homes rest on the mountain to the left.
Million Dollar Highway (Colo.), The
View of a curvy road that travels through a mountain area.

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