Sometimes when I travel and hike in the Rocky Mountains, I am in awe of
how people used to live in and cross these peaks. Without the modern conveniences that we take for granted, how hard that must
have been. This hike up to Rollins Pass was one of those times.
Before the Moffat Tunnel was built, over 7 miles long crossing under the Continental Divide, the steam locomotives took travelers
over Rollins Pass – 11,660 ft. In fact. The first recorded use of Rollins Pass was by a wagon train in 1862. Wow – talk about
taking a walk through history.
The end of a wonderful day in the Rocky Mountains. I wondered around the entrance hoping to capture a train but no such luck. I did
enjoy the sense of having moved from the rail bed from decades gone by to the rail bed of current day. It was like coming back to
the future. :o}
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