On our way from Salt Lake City to Denver we traveled a back road- Rte 40- That took us right through the tourist town of Steamboat Springs Colorado. There was no place to park a 65 foot long truck so we had to settle for taking some pictures as we passed through. Here is the welcome sign as you enter town.....
This was a hoot.... If you look to the right as you drive through town you can see a ski hill and a ski jump that comes right down to town at the end of this side street.
After Steamboat Springs you have to climb a mountain pass in the Rockies to get to Denver. It was a very pretty drive up the hill. Here is a view looking back towards Steamboat Springs....
One amazing and sad thing is the plight of the trees in the higher elevations in the Rockies. In this picture almost all the trees in the distance are dead. The whole hillside is brown. Don't quote me, but I think the problem is bugs. Bugs are killing the whole forest. (Seems like I also heard that lack of water was a problem too-maybe in combination) Whatever- it is very startling and disheartening.
Here is the sign at the top of the Rabbit Ears Pass. There were two summits with a long flat stretch between them- hence the name. (note the dead trees)
We did take a little hike at the top of the pass. We found this beautiful meadow that was full of wild flowers....
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