Driving Glenwood Canyon
Jul. 5th, 2022 06:42 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
canyonwalkerColorado Travelog #4
Glenwood Springs, CO - Saturday, 2 Jul 2022, 1pm
In my previous blog I wrote about crossing the Rubicon at the Eisenhower Tunnel on I-70 west of Denver. The tunnel at over 11,000' elevation was not the only scenic part of the trip... nor even the only conceptual Rubicon to cross. The other Rubicon on our drive today was Glenwood Canyon. Our hotel for the night in Glenwood Springs is just on the far side of it.
Glenwood Canyon is an awe-inspiring stretch along the Colorado River where the river carves down through 1,300' of sandstone. No, it's not the Grand Canyon but it's... a pretty nice canyon. 😅 And it's got a road through it— Interstate 70, no less— so you can drive it end to end!
The designers of this modern highway were careful to create a passage that blends with the surrounding beauty. The road feels almost like a part of the canyon, gracefully echoing its curves with two slender viaducts. It's considered one of the most scenic stretches on the US Interstate Highway system.
In beauty I walk... and sometimes get to drive.
Glenwood Springs, CO - Saturday, 2 Jul 2022, 1pm
In my previous blog I wrote about crossing the Rubicon at the Eisenhower Tunnel on I-70 west of Denver. The tunnel at over 11,000' elevation was not the only scenic part of the trip... nor even the only conceptual Rubicon to cross. The other Rubicon on our drive today was Glenwood Canyon. Our hotel for the night in Glenwood Springs is just on the far side of it.
Glenwood Canyon is an awe-inspiring stretch along the Colorado River where the river carves down through 1,300' of sandstone. No, it's not the Grand Canyon but it's... a pretty nice canyon. 😅 And it's got a road through it— Interstate 70, no less— so you can drive it end to end!
The designers of this modern highway were careful to create a passage that blends with the surrounding beauty. The road feels almost like a part of the canyon, gracefully echoing its curves with two slender viaducts. It's considered one of the most scenic stretches on the US Interstate Highway system.
In beauty I walk... and sometimes get to drive.
