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| Pictures from East Vail - notice the water
fall in the distance |
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| East Vail on a warm 85 degree afternoon |
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| Looking back at Vail from Vail Pass -- some
20+ miles east of vail |
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| The gondola opened for the first time this
past weekend |
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| The famous Lionshead clock on a Sunday
morning |
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| I had never been to officer's gulch before
-- great hiking and biking paths |
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| Both paths wind through and eventually over
the hills and cliffs |
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| Looking west from the gulch -- 35 miles from
Vail |
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| An officer's gulch stream |
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| An officer's gulch stream |
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| What trip through colorado is complete with
stopping at Buffalo Bill's Grave? |
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| The place was bizarre as hell |
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| But what else would you expect from
MemoraBILLia world? |
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| And strangely, the least interesting part of
the visit was his grave |
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| This sign caught my attention, unfortunately
I didnt decide to eat there |
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| This proclaimed Buffalo heard lookout point
wasnt as descibed. But it did provide a great
look back at the mountains 100 miles away from
Vail |
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| This proclaimed Buffalo heard lookout point
wasnt as descibed. But it did provide a great
look back at the mountains 100 miles away from
Vail |
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| Because I was lucky enough to see a
steamboat train in action, rolling through the
mountain range |
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| An up close look of the Georgetown Railroad
Trains |
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| From below, looking at the geography covered
by the trains |
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| The best place I visited was lookout
mountain |
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| 10 miles from I-70, right near denver, you
take a long, windy road up throughout the
mountainside |
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| Once you reach the top, you get an amazing
view of the Rockies, all the mountain ranges,
and all of denver |
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| You are so high and have such a wondeful
view that even the mile-high-city looks
insignificant |
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| the mountain ranges seem endless |
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| Spending a late afternoon relaxing by a
great lake just west of Denver (notice the
ducks!) |
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| I was enjoying the scenery |
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| a long day, but quite interesting
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