Blogs from Canon City, Colorado, United States, North America

It is virtually weekend. Any prepare this Saturday? This morning, while my husband and I had been eating breakfast, we planned to consider our two dogs to a modest trip up the mountains. There is a new location that we consider is greatest for hiking so we are going to check out that a person out. Heading out for adventure is some thing that we do to reward ourselves following the busy days inside the law firm or inside of the court trial. It will also get ready us from worries, tensions and any anxieties that we come to feel, specifically to the different scenarios that we are to attend to next week. I believe this is something a particular person should do week soon after week. As an employee or as somebody who works difficult ... read more

After 5 days in Alamosa, we headed northeast today to Canon City (about a 3 hour drive) to see Royal Gorge. The views are spectacular here as you look down into the gorge over 1000 feet below. And for 2 civil engineers this is the site of at least 3 engineering feats. The first is the 2000 ft span wood decked bridge that is the highest suspension bridge in the world, the second is the Otis elevator which takes you down a 45 degree incline to the bottom of the gorge, and the third is the cantilevered railroad bridge at the bottom of the gorge which carried freight and now passenger trains. We took a walk across the bridge (you can look down through the wood slats to the gorge) and then took the aerial tramway ... read more

We made the trek down to the Royal Gorge (near Cañon City) for a half-day of whitewater rafting. While I have done the odd bit of rowing, canoeing and kayaking, the thought of going down some rapids was a tad daunting. While listening to the safety talks, I kept telling myself “Don’t forget this bit. Commit to memory you idiot, commit to memory”. Unfortunately for me it all went in one ear and out the other. All I could remember were the cheesy jokes. After meeting our guide and running through some specific commands, we launched and made our way down the river. It all went well until we hit a rapid by the name of “Sunshine Falls”. Immediately after going through, all I heard was a girlish scream (no it wasn’t me). One of the ... read more

We got to the Royal Gorge park around 2. It was not as busy we thought it would be. There are several 'air' rides included in the gate ticket price. The aerial tram crosses the gorge at nearly 1100 feet. It is only a 4 minute trip but Gary was petrified. I took several pictures of the tram and the gorge below. We didn't partake in the 'air' coaster. Didn't care to 'bungy' over the gorge. We did take the vertical tram to the floor of the gorge. It was quite breezy at the bottom but I guess it must be to create the rapids people on flimsy rafts ride. We also crossed the suspension bridge. It is quite the bridge with the names and flags of all 50 states. It got the jitters when a ... read more

We awoke to some beautiful sunshine, although, with a chance of a thunderstorm. We drove into Canon City and took the Royal Gorge train ride. Gary was in his glory. We got some great pictures as well! Came back to the camper just in time to miss one of those chancy thunderstorms. It has now cleared up and we are heading to the Royal Gorge Park. ... read more

Greetings from Royal Gorge, CO. It’s been an interesting couple of days. Friday was an easy and uneventful day driving from Grand Junction to Canon City. US 50 is a better road than I thought it might be, and I got across the Continental Divide before the high winds began in Western Colorado. It was a beautiful drive. Once I crested Monarch Pass, elevation 11,312 feet, I began to drive alongside the Arkansas River. Hard to fathom the headwaters of the Arkansas River (yes the one that runs through Arkansas) begin in the Colorado Rockies. I followed the river’s path with my atlas and realized I’ll be driving somewhat near it for quite a while. It runs along my route to Dodge City, then turns a little north going through Wichita, KS, before turning south an ... read more

Journey to the Rockies Next morning after eating some breakkie in the sun we were once again on the road driving out of Clayton, passing the famous saloon complete with bullet holes in the ceiling which was recommended by Norma at the cotton mill as it was an original resting point for cowboys passing through, however it was unfortunately now shut down awaiting new owners. We decided that morning to visit a dormant volcano in a small town called Capulin an hours drive away. The time passed quite quickly especially with giving Bowks the challenge of counting the number if carriages being pulled by a freight train we passed (can you believe it, it was pulling 120! Unbelievable!) The volcano in Capulin was great. We spent a few minutes watching a video of how it was ... read more

Mom, Dad and Brett all came to visit for four days-- this is the first time they've all come to visit at once, and we got to see some great sights. The first day, we drove down past Colorado Springs to Royal Gorge Bridge in Canon City. I made the mistake of saying it wasn't too far from Colorado Springs, which for some reason I really thought was true, but it was actually an hour past Colorado Springs, so almost 3 hours one way... a bit more than we really wanted. Dad says he remembers visiting here when he was a kid with his family, but I bet it's changed a lot since then! Today, they market themselves as "Royal Gorge Bridge and Park - Colorado's Natural Wonder" but most of the stuff there had little ... read more