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Silverton : The last "old west" mountain town

If it weren’t for the Durango & Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad (coal-powered engine shuttling tourists daily), or the hot springs (sulfuric natural springs satisfying nudists for centuries in Ouray), Silverton might still be a sleep mining village. Nestled in the heart of the San Juan Mountains in a valley at 9,318 feet, it is the last of the old west. It’s a combination of authentic natural beauty and simple mountain livin’. Now that industries like mining is dwindling, its economy is more...

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