Another great morning for a hike!

After a quiet day around home for the fourth (we walked around town and watched fireworks but not much else), we decided to head out for another hike today. This time we walked up what was once part of a toll road between Silverton and Ouray. We poked around another mine or two, took in the great scenery, and then continued our hike up an old mining railroad bed.

This is a "one of a kind engine turntable" which, in the late 1800s, allowed one man to manually turn an entire train engine 180 degrees with only one hand! Quite amazing!