It was time for lunch by the time we reached Silverton. And that destination is interesting for many reasons, the first of which is the fact that the train rails just stop abruptly there, almost in the heart of town. And while passengers are getting lunch, shopping, etc., the train backs up slowly to the far side of town where the rails have been laid out in a ‘Y’ pattern enabling the train to ‘turn around’ and come back to the heart of town going backward, so that it’s pointing forward for the return to Durango.

Anyway, we headed off in search of a brewpub Chris had chosen in advance, Avalanche Brewing. He mostly liked the fact that they served their tasting flights in miniature ‘snowboards.’ We ordered a sandwich and tacos, and Chris enjoyed a tasting flight while I enjoyed a pint.