Finally, after being sick for about 2 weeks, I am on the mend and able to get out for short drives. On Tuesday, June 25th, we had to take to coach to the Durango Glass Company as we had a cracked windshield.As it was a beautiful day, we headed out to find Baker's Bridge, which is about 13 miles north of Durango. My friend Shirley had told me about the Bridge, and I thank her for it was truly a lovely place.
It seems that in 1969, the movie 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' was made, which stared the dynamic duo of Robert Redford and Paul Newman.
It was a 20th century Fox film. The film was about
the famous outlaw pair and won four Academy Awards, including the best song 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head'.In the movie there is the famous jump scene. It was filmed here at Baker's Bridge. The scene looks different from this area as the water was blocked to create the appearance of a more rapid-like river and the jump itself was made to look farther through Camera magic to create the illusion of a much longer fall to the water.
The bridge was named after Captain Charles H. Baker, who discovered Gold in the San Juan's in 1860, he was later killed by Indians.
I am so glad my friend told me go and visit this place. The Animas River was beautiful here.
Hopefully we will now be able to see more places here before we leave and head West.
Until later, love to all,
Candy and Johnny
