If something is a little farther than you’d like to walk, Glenwood Springs has a good bus system, with a daily pass costing one whole dollar, just pay attention to what time the last bus of the day runs. The train drops you off in the center of town, and pretty much everything is walkable from there. The 5 1/2 trip flies by as you relax and enjoy the scenery or play a game of cards with your companion, certainly more relaxing than driving, and is also a more sustainable means of travel. Currently, Amtrak departs Union Station at 8:05 am tri-weekly, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday arriving in Glenwood Springs at 1:46 pm, with the eastbound train departing Glenwood Springs at 12:10 pm and arriving back at Union Station at 6:38 pm. Round-trip Amtrak tickets can be purchased for less than $100.00 each. Fellow passengers chuckle as the train passes rafters floating along the Colorado River, apparently mooning passing trains is a thing! The train conductors point out places of interest along the journey and let you know when you’ll be passing through tunnels (there are over 20 along the way). From the viewing cart passengers “Ooh” and “Aah” over the spectacular scenery passing before their eyes featuring rock-strewn mountainsides with trees clinging to life along their sides, alpine meadows decorated with wildflowers, groves of quaking aspen, and whitewater rivers descending to their ultimate ocean destination. Departing from the beautiful Union Station in Denver the train heads West and quickly reaches the Rocky Mountain foothills and from there starts its scenic passage through the Rocky Mountains. On a weekend away the journey can add up to a lot of hours, why not enjoy it? When was the last time you took the train? The Amtrak train ride from Denver to Glenwood Springs is undeniably one of the most scenic train rides you can experience.
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