Late morning four of us, Barb not ready to travel, headed North on highway 149, known as the Silver Thread Highway, to Creede, CO. An old silver mining town, it is the only town in Mineral County. The highway pretty much follows the Rio Grande river after it turns North in South Fork. The town of Creede and the Silver Thread were where the movie The Lone Ranger with Johnny Depp was filmed.
There are four things that interest me there. San Juan Sports, Rio Grande Angler fly shop, Tomkins True Value and Creede Olive Oil Company. San Juan Sports for outdoor clothing and equipment, Rio Grande Angler for fly fishing stuff, Tomkins to explore an old time hardware store and Creede Olive Oil for a salsa I really like. Left town with a new fly box and a bottle of salsa.
Back in South Fork we stopped at the Rainbow Market, which is one of those small town stores that carries everything a small town needs. Food, clothing, household items, hunting and fishing it’s all there.
A short drive into Del Norte took us to Three Barrel Brewing for some really good pizza and beer. Then it was back to the deck at Franks for adult beverage and conversation till dark.
Tomorrow Al and Ann will head home, while we spend another day with Frank.
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