Copper Mountain, August 7. At this point, the Gore Range (to the left) meets the Ten Mile Range (to the right). You can see where I-70 passes between the two ranges at the gap between. Here the large Interstate heads north, then east as it rises to the Eisenhauer Tunnel about a dozen miles away.

Copper Mountain, August 7. Looking back left a short head turn, you can see I-70 coming down from Vail Pass (and the Vail Valley beyond).