Sunday, May 8, 2016

Amtrak from Sacramento to Denver - Day 2

We awake after a night of snoozing in our seats to enjoy another day of gorgeous scenery on our way to Denver on the Amtrak California Zephyr.

The morning begins and we find ourselves in the middle of Utah.

Not much out there but a flat top mountain range.

This is the epicenter of the town of Green River, Utah.

Looks a little stormy over there.

Finally, we're getting back into the mountains.

I just love these rock formations.

Another one.

And another one.

And they get bigger as we leave Utah.

We're now in Grand Junction, Colorado.

Hmm, I wonder why they're called the Rocky Mountains?

We had to look up to see some of the mountains.

Folks out rafting on the Colorado River.

I think that the rafters are in for some fun!

Some deep snow in the Rockies.

We can see the flat part of Colorado
through the gap on the right.

A stone face looks down on the flat lands.

We can see the front of the train as we descend.

Denver awaits us in the distance.

We say goodbye to the Rockies.

What a wonderful ride!

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