On Thursday, we left Gunnison, Co and drove east to Canon City, Co to take a ride on the Royal Gorge Railroad. This was the second time that we started the day?s driving in the early morning. It is working for us because we can make some mileage before the traffic gets heavy.
Our route took us over the Rocky Mountains on the Monarch Pass at 11,040 feet. In August 2014, we crossed the Monarch Pass from East to West in a blinding snow storm. Today?s trip was much more pleasant.
We arrived in Canon City with plenty of time to check out the train:
Our accommodations were in a Vista Dome car and we had access to an open gondola car which provided wonderful views:
The trip on the train is through the Arkansas River at the bottom of Royal Gorge, one of the deepest canyons in the US:
To be continued.....