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I'm leaving for Durango from SF in 2 days! My folks have a little trailer there and it'll be my first time visiting. Thanks for the tips, I'll go check out those rides!
After that it's off to Sturgis!
If you have an extra day rent a jeep when you get there. Off roaming in the San Juan mountains is spectacular.
My favorite jeep trails are:
1 Silverton to Lake City. Make a loop starting Silverton to LC. Return over Engineer Pass to Million $ Highway. Then back to Durango.
2 Ouray to Telluride over Imogene Pass. Yankee Boy Basin is a must. You can return through Delores back to Durango.
If I had 1 day and had to choose between train ride or jeep off roading, it would be jeep