Juggling three Cameras!
These pages are mostly for those of us who went & Uncle Bob & Aunt Dorothy. All others feel free to browse our trip.
Ioway
Left Delavan at 11:30 P.M. A Rain Soaked early morning and then:
![](mcdnlds.jpg)
Steak Egg & Cheese Bagels.
![](jessej.jpg)
Something GFred noticed on the map as we left McD's at Adair.
![](vjess.jpg)
On the old Chicago Rock Island & Pacific line.
![](vdodge1.jpg)
Home of the Builder of the UP
![](vdodge2.jpg)
![](cbluff1.jpg)
The Rails West Museum and Model Railroad at Council Bluffs.
Nebraska - Fremont to Big Springs along the Union Pacific
![](upnebr.jpg)
We followed this train at 38 miles per hour for about half an hour.
![](ponyex1.jpg)
Pony Express Roadside Monument near the Colorado border.
Colorado at Last
![](wlcm02a.jpg)
We struggle across the border after driving for 20 hours
![](julemorn.jpg)
Next morning we're human again. We've just enjoyed the view from the
Julesburg Cemetary and found a shortcut into town over the railroad tracks.
![](upcolo1.jpg)
Heading south from Julesburg, the road crossed over the UP main line from Cheyenne.
![](ftmorgn2.jpg)
McDonald's again in the Ft. Morgan City Park (by the South Platte).
![](vftmorgn.jpg)
Manitou Springs
We made it from Omaha, to Manitou Springs, using only 9 miles of Interstate Highway.
![](manitou1.jpg)
Pike's Peak... view from the upper lot at our Cabin (Western Cabins)
![](mcabin.jpg)
Chris arrives on his Thumper (you can see it through the car windows).
![](mtrolly.jpg)
Manitou Springs has a great free trolley service, so we rarely used vehicles.
![](cogtic.jpg)
![](cog1.jpg)
We were crammed in like sardines in a can.
![](cog2.jpg)
![](cogtop1.jpg)
At the top on Pike's Peak, I wasn't sick... yet...
The sun was shining when we started, but it was snowing when we arrived.
Soon my legs were wobbling and I sought shelter at a booth inside.
Chris hit the line and got us all Cokes (to wash down the asperins.)
![](ggods1.jpg)
Back down where we could breathe... in the Garden of the Gods.
Go on to Chapter 2 of this Trip
Go back to Tom Wham's home page
This page updated June 17, 2002