Adventures of the WestDon’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.

Love you always and forever!

Mom and Dad

Colorado Adventures 2010

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 AdventuresCheyenne Frontier Days Train July 2010

About this bookAll 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.

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Colorado Adventures 2010

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 AdventuresCheyenne Frontier Days Train July 2010

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A walk to the Cadet Chapel at the Air Force Academy | Colorado Springs 3

U.S. Air Force Academy | Royal George Suspension Bridge4

Royal Gorge Suspension Bridge 5

Royal Gorge view from the bridge6

Incline Railway | Royal Gorge Train 7

Buckskin Joe Frontier Town | dentist office8

Buckskin Joe Frontier Town | 1957 - Sept 12, 2010 9

My first horse ride - Buckskin Joe Frontier | Pikes Peak Summit altitude 14,110 ft10

Pikes Peak Cog Railway | Manitou Springs 11

The Manitou Cliff Dwellings : Manitou Springs, CO12

Garden of the Gods: Colorado Springs, CO 13

Union Station, Denver, Co14

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Drew and Brakeman Kevin Coker | Drew and Daddy waiting for the train 16

One our way to the 844 Union Station Denver CO 17

Built by American Car & Foundry in 1954 as a 44-seat coach - we had three seat July 24 201018

A good place to stand for the best view on this 5 hr round trip excursion 19

844 rolling down the tracks | view between the cars. 20

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Old West Museum at Frontier Park Cheyenne, WO 22

Lunch | Behind the Chutes Tour | Chutes tour horse 23

Drinking water from a boot? | Saddle Up! | Bucking bronco24

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UP Boiler man Scott Turley | Rodeo | Cheyenne WO train station26

A little R & R on the train ride back to Denver 27

Pulling into Union Station - Coors Field in the background | Home of the Colorado Rockies28

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The 844 Steam Engine | UP 6936 largest operating diesel-electric | Breckenridge 30

SuperSlide 2,600 ft. slalom | Bonnie Smith 31

View from Bonnie’s home in Breckenridge | elevation 9950 ft32

Country Boy Mine | elevation 9930 feet 33

Panning for gold34

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Betty Ford Alpine Gardens | Gore Creek | Vail | elevation 8200 ft36

Colors of Breckenridge38

The famous Covered Bridge in Vail Village 39

10th Mountain Division Light Infantry | Vail slopes 40

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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