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
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*Unless otherwise specified, ALL pictures were taken from the car while driving westbound on I-70
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| Railroad running along I-76 |
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| Denver |
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| Heading up into the mountains west of Denver |
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| Approaching Eisenhower Tunnel |
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| Eisenhower Tunnel |
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| Eisenhower Tunnel |
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| Descent from Eisenhower Tunnel |
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| A really scary runaway truck ramp! |
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| Vail Pass |
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| Vail |
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| Entering Glenwood Canyon |
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| Glenwood Canyon |
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| Tunnel in Glenwood Canyon |
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| Glenwood Canyon |
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| Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon |
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| Starbucks in Rifle, CO |
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| Starbucks in Rifle, CO |
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| Starbucks in Rifle, CO |
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| Starbucks in Rifle, CO |
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| near Grand Junction, CO |
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| near Grand Junction, CO |
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| Goodbye Colorado... |
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| ...and Hello Utah! |
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| Utah Welcome Center rest stop |
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| San Rafael Reef |
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| San Rafael Reef |
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| I turned around to try to get the famous shot of Black Dragon Canyon eastbound |
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| Can never remember the name of this overlook... |
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| Not your typical highway median |
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| End of I-70 -- Cove Fort, UT |
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| 80MPH speed limit on I-15 south! |
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| Dinner break at I-15 rest stop (near MM 90) |
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| Mincha break on I-15 Frontage Road at Exit 51 |