Colorado Trains: Photo Blog

Tour Name: Colorado Trains

Tour Date: September 9 – 17, 2021

Tour Director: Patti Olson

Tour Director Highlights: What’s a Tour Director to do when her phone (and camera) break on day 3 of a long trip? Many thanks to Marianne C, Beulah M, and Ron B for sharing their lovely photos for this blog. We rode four trains through amazing scenery and had wonderful fellowship, along with a terrific, expert driver on narrow, mountain roads. I highly recommend this trip.

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: Group on the state capitol steps in 95-degree heat!

: Gold dome of Colorado State Capitol in Denver

: Capitol interior with local pink marble and historic murals

: 3 Historic famous Stanley Hotel in Estes Park

: Elegant lobby of Stanley Hotel

: An original Stanley Steamer car (not the carpet cleaning company)

: Vail look like a European village

: They found a park ranger in a ranger hat for our treasure hunt!

: The more famous Cliff House from across the valley. The road to it was closed for road damage.

: My favorite find at Mesa Verde, the Tower House

: Silverton had definite Old West appeal.

: Why not ride a stage coach to the train terminal to begin our train trip?

: Silverton to Durango ride with historic coaches

: Culbres Toltec train ride was all day with a hearty meal at the half way rest stop.

: Even a steam engine gets thirsty on a long trip!

: What a view from atop this rock! The trail out to it was rough, but worth it.

: So many red rock canyons everywhere we went.

: Our group at the Royal Gorge train. Their equipment was modern and shiny.

: Train tracks follow along the river popular with rafters in the narrow canyon.

: Great view of the Royal Gorge train.

: The view was best from the open-air cars. Note the famous Royal Gorge Bridge above.

: Balancing Rock at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs

: Colorado Springs has many red rock structures begging for photos to be taken

: Red hat, red coat, and a shiny new red Swiss engine for the refurbished Pikes Peak Cog Railroad.

: Empower Field, home of the Denver Broncos. An impressive, unique design on the top!

: We enjoyed many delicious meals along with our driver, Stephanie. She was amazing at getting the coach through narrow canyons and extremely high mountain roads.