海拔9000英尺的山谷景色(A valley view at 9,000 feet)

这是达拉斯分水岭，但我们离北德克萨斯州数百英里（海拔8500英尺）。这座位于科罗拉多州落基山脉西南部的马鞍山在圣胡安山脉以北划出一条狭长的地带。坐落在这些山峰上，你会发现泰勒里德、西尔弗顿和其他以前的矿业城镇，这些城镇在1890年到达达拉斯分水岭时受到了格兰德南部铁路的推动。如今，这条分水岭是美国62号公路的主干道，对于大多数科罗拉多州的旅行者来说，这是一条出行较少的小道——但如果你喜欢一片广阔的山谷景色，那么绕道而行是值得的。
原文：
This is the Dallas Divide, but we're hundreds of miles from (and 8,500 feet above) North Texas. This saddle amid the southwestern Colorado Rockies cuts a swath just north of the San Juan Mountains. Nestled in those peaks you'll find Telluride, Silverton, and other former mining towns that got a boost from the Rio Grande Southern Railroad when it came to the Dallas Divide in 1890. Nowadays the divide hosts US Highway 62, a less-travelled byway for most Colorado travellers – but worth the detour if you're keen on a sweeping valley vista.
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