Re: West from Chama (Map)
| January 19, 2020 01:32PM |
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HAICH OMANDIER Wrote:
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> Still a lot left of the line from Dulce to Arbo-
> les. Well worth the drive (except after wet
> weather) A few years ago the Rocky Mtn
> RR Club had an auto tour of that portion of
> the line. The high point was a tour of the
> Gomez store at Gato – shelves were still
> stocked, place was a time capsule. The
> water tank was still standing. The Gomez
> store has been moved to the Red Ryder
> {Fred Harmon} Museum in Pagosa Spgs.
> The church at Juanita was still intact.
Right On, Bill -
As mentioned several times previously, the Fred Harmon museum on the west side of Pagosa Springs is well worth a visit by anyone with even the slightest interest in the history of the Old West. Allow at least half a day to take it all in – the Gomez store is only a small part of their treasures – The Museum has been CLOSED — See Chris Kilgore's note at [ngdiscussion.net], below. Across Highway 160 from the museum site is the Pagosa Brewing Company, a great place for lunch or dinner accompanied by a mug or two of Tony's national-award-winning beer. 
Here's a rough map of the country west of Chama:
As Bill noted, the dirt road alongside and on top of the old r.o.w. – especially the section between Dulce and Juanita (a mile or two east of Gato) – is NOT suitable for driving in wet weather. Going west from Arboles through Allison, Tiffany,* Ignacio and on to Durango the railroad was well away from any roads at times, crossing a lot of ranching and farming country, and it many places all traces have long since been plowed under.
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
p.s. Note the 'Los Pinos River' flowing through Bayfield and Ignacio at the west side of the map. Also once crossed by the D&RGW, this is NOT the same 'Los Pinos River' as the one still crossed today by the C&TS between Cumbres Pass and Osier . . .
* See the thread starting at [ngdiscussion.net] for further information – and speculation – about Tiffany.
Edited 6 time(s). Last edit at 01/20/2020 04:07PM by Russo Loco.
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> Still a lot left of the line from Dulce to Arbo-
> les. Well worth the drive (except after wet
> weather) A few years ago the Rocky Mtn
> RR Club had an auto tour of that portion of
> the line. The high point was a tour of the
> Gomez store at Gato – shelves were still
> stocked, place was a time capsule. The
> water tank was still standing. The Gomez
> store has been moved to the Red Ryder
> {Fred Harmon} Museum in Pagosa Spgs.
> The church at Juanita was still intact.
Right On, Bill -
Here's a rough map of the country west of Chama:
As Bill noted, the dirt road alongside and on top of the old r.o.w. – especially the section between Dulce and Juanita (a mile or two east of Gato) – is NOT suitable for driving in wet weather. Going west from Arboles through Allison, Tiffany,* Ignacio and on to Durango the railroad was well away from any roads at times, crossing a lot of ranching and farming country, and it many places all traces have long since been plowed under.
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
p.s. Note the 'Los Pinos River' flowing through Bayfield and Ignacio at the west side of the map. Also once crossed by the D&RGW, this is NOT the same 'Los Pinos River' as the one still crossed today by the C&TS between Cumbres Pass and Osier . . .
* See the thread starting at [ngdiscussion.net] for further information – and speculation – about Tiffany.
Edited 6 time(s). Last edit at 01/20/2020 04:07PM by Russo Loco.
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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