Colorado 844

Colorado Adventures Cheyenne Frontier Days Train July 2010 Adventures of the West Don’t be a stranger, lets go back soon.....

Thank you Drew for the wonderful experience and family trip and we cannot wait to plan our next one.

Mom and Dad

About this book All aboard the plane and the train. I am on a 10 day dream vacation to ride the Union Pacific 844 Steam Engine from Denver to Cheyenne, WO. I have my survival gear with things to play with, read, color, and most importantly to eat on my travels out west.

Colorado Springs, U.S. Air Force Academy, Royal Gorge Bridge & Park, Buckskin Joe Frontier Town & Railway, Pikes Peak & Cog Railway, Historic Manitou Springs, Manitou Cliff Dwellings, Cave of the Winds, Garden of the Gods, CFD Train, Frontier Old West Museum & Rodeo, Breckenridge, Country Boy Mines, Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, Vail, Forney Transportation Museum, Denver, CO

Colorado Adventures

Love you always and forever!

Colorado Adventures 2010

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Colorado Adventures

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A walk to the Cadet Chapel at the Air Force Academy | Colorado Springs

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U.S. Air Force Academy | Royal George Suspension Bridge

Royal Gorge Suspension Bridge

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Royal Gorge view from the bridge

Incline Railway | Royal Gorge Train

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Buckskin Joe Frontier Town | dentist office

Buckskin Joe Frontier Town | 1957 - Sept 12, 2010

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My first horse ride - Buckskin Joe Frontier | Pikes Peak Summit altitude 14,110 ft

Pikes Peak Cog Railway | Manitou Springs 11

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The Manitou Cliff Dwellings : Manitou Springs, CO

Garden of the Gods: Colorado Springs, CO 13

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Union Station, Denver, Co

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Drew and Brakeman Kevin Coker | Drew and Daddy waiting for the train

One our way to the 844 Union Station Denver CO

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Built by American Car & Foundry in 1954 as a 44-seat coach - we had three seat July 24 2010

A good place to stand for the best view on this 5 hr round trip excursion

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844 rolling down the tracks | view between the cars.

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Old West Museum at Frontier Park Cheyenne, WO

Lunch | Behind the Chutes Tour | Chutes tour horse 23

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Drinking water from a boot? | Saddle Up! | Bucking bronco

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UP Boiler man Scott Turley | Rodeo | Cheyenne WO train station

A little R & R on the train ride back to Denver

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Pulling into Union Station - Coors Field in the background | Home of the Colorado Rockies

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The 844 Steam Engine | UP 6936 largest operating diesel-electric | Breckenridge

SuperSlide 2,600 ft. slalom | Bonnie Smith

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View from Bonnieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home in Breckenridge | elevation 9950 ft

Country Boy Mine | elevation 9930 feet

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Panning for gold

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Betty Ford Alpine Gardens | Gore Creek | Vail | elevation 8200 ft

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Colors of Breckenridge

The famous Covered Bridge in Vail Village

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10th Mountain Division Light Infantry | Vail slopes

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The UP Big Boy- the largest steam locomotive in the world 132 ft long & 1.2M lbs | Forney Transportation Museum, Denver, CO 43