Saturday, July 28, 2018

Around Town

Durango, CO is truly a tourist town.  Evidence includes: historic buildings

Durango/Silverton RR depot

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Statler Hotel

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street art

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(the lady is real)

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and trendy restaurants with catchy names

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this one made us say “eeww”

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a bad name—these burgers are made from grass-fed beef

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this sign should read $ea$on$

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Some signs needed to be updated (Wonka’s, maybe would be more current)

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Gandolf’s smoke shop referers to the Lord of the Rings wizard from movies that came out a while ago now.

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This shop, just around a Main St. corner was more overt than

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than the marijuana stores.  Generally,Colorado,and Durango in particular, (unlike Oregon), is very discreet about its distribution centers.  These stores were on the edges of town and had small signs, usually with telltale green crosses and names that include the words “health” and/or ‘”herb”.

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Acme Healing Center

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Telluride Bud Company

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We were surprised that this laundry offered public showers, but found a couple of other places with free showers—for tent camping tourists, maybe?

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Tourists ride all kinds of vehicles,

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travel with all kinds of equipment.

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Everywhere around and outside town were these signs from the grateful citizens of Durango.

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Hmmm.  Where shall we go tomorrow?

Louise and Duane

PS  I’m sad.  I really miss that steam whistle!








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