Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Day 3: Tuesday, August 21st

Fort Morgan, CO to Las Vegas, NV

822 miles

On the road from 6:20am MDT to 10:30pm PDT (17 hours 10 minutes)

Route: I-76 west to I-70 west to I-15 south

States traveled in: Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada


Full Day 3 album on Picasa

*Unless otherwise specified, ALL pictures were taken from the car while driving westbound on I-70

Railroad running along I-76

Denver

Heading up into the mountains west of Denver







Approaching Eisenhower Tunnel

Eisenhower Tunnel

Eisenhower Tunnel

Descent from Eisenhower Tunnel

A really scary runaway truck ramp!



Vail Pass

Vail




Entering Glenwood Canyon

Glenwood Canyon

Tunnel in Glenwood Canyon

Glenwood Canyon

Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon


Starbucks in Rifle, CO

Starbucks in Rifle, CO

Starbucks in Rifle, CO

Starbucks in Rifle, CO


near Grand Junction, CO

near Grand Junction, CO

Goodbye Colorado...
...and Hello Utah!
Utah Welcome Center rest stop

San Rafael Reef

San Rafael Reef

I turned around to try to get the famous shot of Black Dragon Canyon eastbound

Can never remember the name of this overlook...




Not your typical highway median




















End of I-70 -- Cove Fort, UT

80MPH speed limit on I-15 south!

Dinner break at I-15 rest stop (near MM 90)

Mincha break on I-15 Frontage Road at Exit 51