Image: Rocky Mountain National Park. Credit – Visit Colorado Mountains distinguish Colorado. The Rocky Mountains to be specific. The state encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains. The 38th state in the U.S., it is referred...
I arrived in Denver by train, on the California Zephyr, which was running about three hours late. Apparently, this isn’t an uncommon thing. My first view of Denver was of its lights in the distance and we descended from the Rockies. There was a blood moon in the sky, and it made Denver look very mystical. After disembarking from the train I didn’t have far to...