{"id":43698,"date":"2021-08-31T23:11:40","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T03:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ottsworld.com\/?p=43698"},"modified":"2026-02-16T14:45:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T19:45:28","slug":"rocky-mountaineer-colorado-train-moab-to-denver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ottsworld.com\/blogs\/rocky-mountaineer-colorado-train-moab-to-denver\/","title":{"rendered":"My Moab to Denver Rocky Mountaineer Colorado Train Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I\u2019ve driven this route many times between Moab and Denver, and I’ve seen this landscape before. But this time, I\u2019m going at a train\u2019s pace. At this luxury train\u2019s pace, it feels like you are soaking up the landscape like a sponge. I realize there is something different and quite beautiful about going 35 mph through the Colorado Rockies: no road rage, no construction, no worries. The Rocky Mountaineer Colorado train is a new way to travel through a familiar landscape for me, and it\u2019s just as exciting as seeing it for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I stare out the giant life-size train window. It feels exposed but powerful rolling past the big mountains. Or maybe that was the unlimited cocktails speaking to me. Regardless, the big windows made the landscape feel vaster than viewing from a car window \u2013 apparently, size matters. It’s a time to slow down and really appreciate this landscape I take for granted while in my car.<\/p>\n\n\n