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.
As I approached the sharp turn deep in the valley, the place where the old railroad bed made the turn and began its true ascent
toward the Needles Eye Tunnel I took my zoom lens and shot this up toward the tunnel. You can see a stone structure above the
opening - a stone house?
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