Story Behind The Song

Along the trail is a town named Leadville which has the highest elevation of any town in the US. It was originally named ?Cloud City? and at one time a Palace of Ice was built there. A site to behold, constructed of 5,000 tons of ice, with towers 90 feet tall. It covered 5 acres of land and housed enormous ice sculptures in its many rooms. Electric colored lights made the palace glow like a magical fairyland in the clouds.

Song Description

Dedicated to the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail- Traverses states of: Montana, Idaho (through Lewis & Clark National Park),Wyoming (through Yellowstone National Park), Colorado (through Rocky Mountain National Park and Mt. Zirkel Wilderness) and New Mexico (through Carson and Santa Fe National Forests). The Continental Divide Trail rises and majestically descends the peaks of the Rocky Mountains from Canada to Mexico, passing through mountainside grasslands, granite peaks and high-desert panoramas. Although parts of the trail are still in construction, it traverses five states, 25 National Forests, 20 Wilderness areas and 3 National Parks, traveling 3,100 miles through some of North America's most striking and untamed back country