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| Royal Gorge Railroad, Canon City, CO |
What better thing to do on a lazy
Sunday morning than to take a train ride! We made reservations last night for the 12:30 train ride through the gorge on the
Royal Gorge Railroad. We booked coach seats (the cheapest) because we basically spent the majority of the ride in the outdoor coach checking out the scenery. The route opened in 1879 and Teddy Roosevelt actually rode the train in 1905. It was a 2 hour ride with spectacular views through the gorge and along the Arkansas River which, at times, was very narrow. We passed under the
Suspension Bridge, built in 1929, which is for foot traffic only, and spans some 2,000 feet over the gorge. On the train ride back, we shared a Basil Pesto Chicken Panini which was plenty for two. We plan to walk the bridge one day this week.
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| Our Gate |
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| The Gorge |
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| Suspension Bridge |
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| Rafters on the Arkansas River |
After the train ride, we headed back to camp and moved into a larger campsite. The one we were in was not meant for a rig our size so we are now comfortably re-located in a site which looks out over a beautiful meadow full of flowers and the
Colorado Rockies in the background...what could be better. Uh, no humidity, that's what! We sat outside all afternoon in 80-something degree weather with a nice breeze without breaking a sweat. My kinda weather indeed! We also met our soon-to-be next door neighbors from our first campsite, Larry and Peggy, who are also moving next door to us tomorrow. We made plans to have Happy Hour with them tomorrow evening. Meantime, George got the grill out and we grilled brats and fresh corn from Rocky Ford and discussed buying this site, well, I discussed it but George was not "onboard". Boo hoo.
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| View from Site #33 |
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