Riding the San Juan Mountains, Colorado

 

A friend and I rode the San Juan mountain passes for 3 days on our motorcycles. We stayed on the Prospector Motel in Silverton, Colorado. The hotel was very basic but clean and comfortable. I would stay there again.

Joe has a Triumph 1200 Scrambler and I have a Husqvarna 701 Enduro. Silverton is a nice town with neat history and a set of steam trains that go between Silverton and Durango.

 

I remember these trains from the last time I was in Silverton as a kid, sometime in the early 1970's. It was great to see them still operating. They also have an outdoor rail museum with many old types of rail cars.

Outdoor Rail Museum

I was impressed with the dining options in Silverton. I was expecting this town to have less good options. We ate the first 2 nights at the Eureka Station restaurant which had the best chicken noodle soup and bison meatloaf. I would recommend this place.

Breakfast options were few but they do have some good places. There are many taverns and bars in town as well.