Month: August 2023

Those 70ish girls…Canon City and the Royal Gorge Bridge

Mary Francis McNinch6 Comments

After 2 nights in La Veta, CO, we headed for Canon City on Monday morning. We stopped at the Royal Gorge RV Park around 3:00. By the time we went to Walmart to pick up some salads and other essentials and walked the dogs, it was too late to do any sightseeing.

Royal Gorge RV Resort. I could have stayed here a week, but not at $78 per night!
View from our RV spot
Lovely dog park
Mom, can we please go to the lovely dog park?

This morning, we were up and out early and drove the 3 miles to the Royal Gorge Bridge. Turns out we were up too early. The park was not going to open for an hour. We only cried a little because it was $35 per person to get into the park. I’m sure it would have been well worth the money.

The Royal Gorge Bridge was constructed in 1929 by the Royal Gorge Amusement Company at a cost of $350,000 (today it would cost more than $18 million).

The Royal Gorge Bridge is 18 feet wide and 1,260 feet long, and 956 feet high

After looking at it, I wasn’t sure I wanted to take the walk because I don’t like heights.

Royal Gorge Bridge
Kip said this picture makes me look big. I think it was that extra Danish this morning.
Only 956 ft. To go!
You can take a train tour, do a zip line, walk across, or fly over the bridge in a helicopter.
The park entrance
No, I’m not in the raft, but it sure looked like fun!

After the Royal Gorge, we drove to Lyman, CO where we got a spot at a KOA. I’m now doing laundry. Ho Hum…