The last rays of sunlight reflect off of lingering clouds along the northern slope of the Palmer Divide on Colorado's Joint Line. Here at Spruce, a southbound Spokane, WA to Alliance, TX holds at the end of the double track mainline section of the Pikes Peak Sub as a northbound Alliance, TX to Pasco, WA manifest tops over the 7,200' summit and clears the single track section of Palmer Lake.
