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Hugging the Divide

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Departing Leadeville's Lake County Airport (KLXV). Highest airport in North America (9,934 ft).

LeavingLXV.jpg

 

Crossing the continental divide for the first time at Freemont Pass (11,318 ft). Climax modybdenum mine.

ClimaxFremont.jpg

 

Joining I-70 at Copper Mountain.

CopperMtn.jpg

 

Following I-70 eastbound. Dillon Reservoir.

DillonRes.jpg

 

Crossing the divide for the second time. I-70 disappears into Eisenhower Tunnel (11,158 ft).

EisenhowerTunnel.jpg

 

I-70 reappears 1.7 miles later, just after the divide.

EisenhowerTunnel2.jpg

 

Torrey's Peak (14,267 ft) in the distance.

TorreysPeak.jpg

 

Leaving I-70 and turning west at Empire for Berthoud Pass.

Empire.jpg

 

Crossing the divide again at Berthoud Pass (11,307 ft)

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Approaching Granby (KGNB). Rocky Mountain National Park in the distance.

ApproachingGNB.jpg

Thanks for watching!

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Blue Skies,

 

Gottfried

www.blueskyscenery.com

Beautiful day for flying! Thanks for sharing. :cool:

Mark Robinson

Part-time Ferroequinologist

Author of FLIGHT: A near-future short story (ebook available on amazon)

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Again, thanks for your work...photo-scenery & pictorial!

A really nice set of photos.

Been a fan of your BlueSky photo scenery for years. Thanks for still making it available to bring some very realistic scenery into our sims.

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Really outstanding photo-scenery and great narrative! Thank you.

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