The Colorado River

 Rafters

 Rapids

Beauty

These pics were taken from the window of the train with my Nikon.
The train was traveling at 36 MPH.
On the way to Glenwood Springs, we traveled thru 29 tunnels.
The Moffat Tunnel was the longest at 6 miles and we were in darkness for 10 minutes.
The elevation of the Moffat is 9239 ft.....

.....TravelLady

IKEA

My first trip to an IKEA store.

south of Denver

Centennial, Colorado

by the way I bought two pillows.....

.....TravelLady

The Front Range

Leaving Denver

The Front Range

Can you see the smoky haze on the horizon?  We spent the night in Denver on July 4th and then boarded the Amtrak for Glenwood Springs on the 5th.  According to the news, there were numerous fires burning in Colorado.  The mountains could not be seen from a distance of 20 miles away - the Denver airport. 

The area before the Rocky Mountains begin is called the Front Range.  I snapped away with the Nikon and deleted about 2/3 of the pictures.  The beauty of the area along with the altitude took my breath away. 

with thanks for the beauty of the earth.....

.....TravelLady

Summer Travels

View from the 14th floor of the Curtis Hotel

Downtown Denver

July 4, 2012

Thankful for the good fortune to travel....

.....TravelLady