Thank you to everyone who visited the CommonWheel Arts Festival in Manitou Springs last month. It was fun meeting you and learning about your different styles of cooking! If you bought one of our skillets, you'll need our how to season page.
After the market, we took some time off and headed to the New Mexico border. We camped along the Conejos River so we could make a quick morning drive to Antonito, CO to catch our train. It was stormy but our tent held up just fine and we were able to cook between bands of storms. We were lucky to have some really good produce from the Alamosa Farmers Market. I'd really been craving some good local apples, so I was happy!
The next morning, we made pancakes and bacon before heading to the train. Then we had a wonderful time chugging along up the mountainside. The views were amazing - gorges, tunnels, and mountains. And the coal burning, steam locomotive that pulls the train is really cool - you can get up close and watch it run. Check out the Cumbres-Toltec Railroad for more information (it runs through October 19th this season).
For the second day of our trip we visited the Great Sand Dunes National Park, about an hour north of Antonito. It was a really interesting experience as well - especially with storms rolling in and high winds on the dune crests.
We were lucky to have some really good produce from the Alamosa Farmers Market. I'd really been craving some good local apples, so I was happy!
The next morning, we made pancakes and bacon before heading to the train. Then we had a wonderful time chugging along up the mountainside. The views were amazing - gorges, tunnels, and mountains. And the coal burning, steam locomotive that pulls the train is really cool - you can get up close and watch it run. Check out the Cumbres-Toltec Railroad for more information (it runs through October 19th this season).
For the second day of our trip we visited the Great Sand Dunes National Park, about an hour north of Antonito. It was a really interesting experience as well - especially with storms rolling in and high winds on the dune crests.
