The
Leadville,
Colorado and Southern Railroad
The Morrisons and Greenfeders took the train to enjoy
the scenery on their way to VOTR |
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Their slogan "It's not the destination, but the
journey that's important" is very similar to Doug's
CCP slogan: "The cruise is NOT about the
destination... IT IS ABOUT what you see along the way!" |
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A few shots aboard the train, which
included open and closed cars |
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Over the Passes |
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Well folks... some roads just aren't meant for
Corvettes!!! ...that is when you park the Vette, rent a Jeep and
go 4-Wheelin' |
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Vail, Co |
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The McMahan party took Thursday mid-day trip up to Vail and enjoy the town |
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When we left Texas, our flowers were all but dead due to
20+ days of no rain - here the flowers looked as if it
were still Spring. |
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These flowers were almost the color of pearl Doug used
on their C5 paintjob |
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Yep, you guessed it, another
CCP cruiser stop |
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Cassie & Jason standing next to some
very pretty flowered vines outside a restaurant in
downtown Vail |
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Andrew staring at the claws on the big bronze statue of
a bear |
the hummingbirds were abundant amongst the flowers |
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a view down I-70 as we left Vail, Co |
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the rain clouds were rolling in -
typical afternoon in Co. |
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...as we left Frisco, on Hwy 9, heading back to
Breckenridge, this '58 settled in on our rear bumper |
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Dillon Reservoir - just South of
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Another monument at located at the
summit above the reservoir |
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Frisco, as viewed from up on the Summit |
Looking NW from the Summit |
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Another view of Frisco from the trail up
at the Summit |
Looking to the West, you can see I-70
twisting thru the mountains |
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back down the mountain, at the
Breckenridge end of the reservoir |
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Thursday Night Dinner & Entertainment |
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