Continental Divide

Here we are at Continental Divide at Milner Pass. The elevation here is 10,759.
The Continental Divide is a natural boundary line separating waters that flow into the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico from those that flow into the Pacific Ocean.

The sign reads: The "Great Divide" separates drainage to the Atlantic from drainage to the Pacific. It traverses America from Alaska almost to Cape Horn.
Atlantic Ocean Drainage. Cache La Poudre Creek drains into the Platte River, which flows to the Missiouri, then to the Mississippi, thus reaching the Gulf of Mexico (part of the Atlantic Ocean).
Pacific Ocean Drainage. Beaver Creek drains into the Colorado River which then flows through Grand Canyon National Park and on to the Gulf of California (a part of the Pacific Ocean).

Gordon standing on both sides of the continent. The picture does not show it but there is a line on the ground between Gordon's legs. His left foot is on the Pacific and his right foot on the Atlantic

The water from this lake continues and flows into the Pacific

The water from this lake continue and flow into the Atlantic.

A view from above of the canyon and the valley where Milner Pass is and the Continental Divide.