8/2011 an additional memory on Glenwood Springs

I don't have any photos to document it, which is probably why I forgot to mention it, but on the train rides to and from Glenwood Springs, we actually saw wildlife. We spotted a bald eagle soaring and then landing on a tree. That actually happened twice--once on the way out and once on the way back. Don't know if it was the same bald eagle or not. We saw an elk. The train had come to a stop at some point, probably waiting for another train to pass, and an elk walked within 50 yards of the train. It was as if on cue. We also spotted a black bear, looked like a teenager--not a small cub, but not full grown, frolicking (literally) in some tall grass very near the track.