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Glenwood Canyon
One of the last stretches to be completed on the original interstate system, Glenwood Canyon was a major battleground between environmental and road-building interests. Through years of negotiation and redesign, a plan was devised that minimized environmental and aesthetic damage to the canyon. Not coincidentally, this was one of the most expensive stretches of road in the entire interstate system. The result is a roadway that itself wins plaudits for beauty, and the sheer, red rock beauty of the canyon remains intact. 
I was finally able to get some better shots of this canyon. The second batch down below are the only ones I had for quite awhile. They're not as good but they have a different perspective, so I'll leave them there. These newer pictures start out east to west, but then the 5th, 6th, and 7th are heading west to east. The last shot is the highway coming out of the canyon in to Glenwood Springs. Click on thumbnail to view larger image; arrow through photos; click on large image to close. 
These photos from Glenwood Canyon don’t really show the best of the canyon. They're the old ones, but they do show a bit more of what the canyon and the highway are like. The sequence is from the east end moving to the west end. Click on thumbnail to view larger image; arrow through photos; click on large image to close. 
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Many motorcyclists do their best to avoid interstate highways, but in Colorado there are some spots
along the superslab that are just too good to miss. Glenwood Canyon, which comes
out at 
