Utah, Rockies Highlight Second Day on the Rails
By GERRY and PAMELA BARKER
North Palm Beach Life Published April, 2020 By breakfast on Day Two, we were passing Green River, Utah. During the night we entered Utah, passing through Salt Lake City and Provo. Ahead of us is Colorado and the Rocky Mountains, where we'll spent most of the day, arriving in Denver around nightfall. We'll end our trip at Chicago's Union Station in the afternoon of Day Three. But there's plenty of this beautiful country to see before we arrive. Join us in the Observation Car, won't you? |
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The Green River - Ruby Canyon area of Utah.
Ruby Canyon is famous for its red sandstone cliffs. 
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By late morning we had left Utah and arrived in Grand Junction, Colorado, located at the junction of the Grand and Gunnison Rivers. There is construction going on
around the Amtrak station there, as you can see behind Pam. |
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Next stop, Frasier-Winter Park ...
At the Frasier-Winter Park stop, we saw scow-capped mountains. The elevation is 9,000 feet, and temperatures here can plunge to minus 50.
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Glenwood Springs is home to world-famous ski resorts.
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Panoramic view of the Amtrak stop at Frasier
It wasn't long before we saw ...
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SNOW!!
Photos by North Palm Beach Life |
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Jaw-dropping vistas on both sides of the tracks ...
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The Splendor of
The Rocky Mountains 
Picture postcard views could be found everywhere
we looked. |
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By late evening, we are approaching Denver. We'll transverse Nebraska overnight on our way to Iowa, and ultimately, Chicago.
Chicago -- we made it!
POST SCRIPT: We got off the train at Chicago's Union Station and headed for our hotel, the historic Palmer House downtown. That night we'll meet good friends and see what this great city has to offer. Tomorrow, we'll board Amtrak's Capitol Limited and head for Washington, DC. Stay tuned!
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Would we do it again? You bet!
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