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| This has got to be a drop dead gorgeous trip in the fall after the many, many aspen trees have turned. I took many, many photos of aspens but will just share this one. |
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| I wish I knew more about geology so I could appreciate these rock formations even more. |
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| This section of track is called the Whiplash. It gets pretty steep right here so there is a three layer switchback to keep the steel wheels of the train from sliding. |
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| The first tunnel. |
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| The second tunnel. |
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| It got pitch black inside both tunnels. Galen used a flash to get this shot that shows how close those tunnel walls are to the train. There were a number of places along the way where it was very wise to keep arms, heads, and cameras inside the train! |
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