TGIF in Colorado

We took another day trip today. this time to Royal Gorge near Canon City, Colorado. This was a short trip, only about a half hour each way. Canon City is an old historic town near the Cripple Creek gold mining area which was one of the richest gold strikes in history. We drove up to the Royal Gorge Bridge and tool some pictures and walked around.  This is a huge tourist area, but nothing really is open until May 1 and it gets into full swing around Memorial Day. We still had fun looking around and then we had a picnic lunch on the mountain. Later we drove back into Canon City and visited the train station.

David called and came out to the campground today. He will be staying with us for two nights and we are having a good time visiting and exploring.

We got news from Michigan today and heard that Jenny got a brand new Dodge Caliber! Congratulations Jenny!

The old steam locomotive and train at Royal Gorge Park.

This is the suspension bridge over the gorge. The deck of the bridge is 955 feet above the Arkansas River!

This is the visitors area at the top of the gorge. For a mere $37.50 two people can walk across the bridge. (Oh, you can also get a tram ride which is included in the price). Notice the throngs of people clammoring to walk across!

We saw these classy looking cows grazing on the mountain.

Look at the smile on this girls face!! Congrats, Jenny!