 First day we hit a big snag, multi fatal accident closed I-40 west of Needles for some 16 hours.
|  Traffic backup for miles, and it was near 100 degrees.
|  I backed up on the shoulder to place where the median could be crossed, and headed back some 35 miles and took route around the accident.
|  View of Denver from State College campus.
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 Denver skyline from above Invesco Stadium parking lot west of town.
|  Downtown Denver of rainy day with sky beginning to clear.
|  Near city center, we drove through this charming area of classic and beautiful old homes.
|  Like this one, side view.
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 And front view.
|  Deer forages in my brother's back yard in Aurora, CO.
|  |  Leaving Aurora for Grand Junction on I-70, some 163 miles away.
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 Trees along I-70 suffering from massive beetle attack.
|  I-70 from Denver to Grand Junction is a beautiful drive.
|  The Glenwood Canyon area, with Colorado River along side is the most dramatic part of I-70 on way to Grand Junction.
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 Near Rifle, CO, a train shares the I-70 route.
|  Leaving our motel in Moab morning of June 17th, we head to entrance of Arches National Park.
|  From entrance gate, I could see a tour bus climbing the main road into the park center.
|  Images 19 through 69 were shot in Arches National Park.
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 Lower left is entrance gate, Visitor's Center in middle, and winding road leads us into the park. Rt 191 on left.
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 Many of the formations have names,like this one, "Park Avenue."
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 "The Three Gossips"
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 "The Courthouse"
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