Canon City Travel Blogs

We turned onto US 50 near the town of Salida, Colorado. Not long after the highway began to parallel both the Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks and the Arkansas River. Both of these cut through the Arkansas River Valley making a natural place to put the highway. It also made for some pretty lan…

We were having equipment problems at work today, so I suggested we cut out early and head to Royal Gorge.  I got no complaints and less than an hour later we were on our way to Canon City.  It was about an hour drive from Colorado Springs.  I had been to Royal Gorge when I was little…

Continued……   It is roughly an hour drive between Pikes Peak and Canon City, home of both the Colorado State Prison (a place I never want to visit) and the Royal Gorge (a place I love to visit). The Royal Gorge area is filled with ests. The suspension bridge over the Arkansas River is th…

The Mrs and I took a little time off after our Big Day. We headed to Colorado Springs then Kansas City.

Today would be our first day of actual "sight seeing" and we couldn't wait to get started.  Our first stop would be the Royal Gorge Bridge, which was just a short 30-minute drive from our motel room.   All of us had heard that this was a "must see" from other travelers, so …

Photos of our rafting adventure down the Arkansas River, just outside of Canyon City, Colorado.

just some typical pictures of my home town and family more will be added as i find them

My little road trip with my dad and 9 year old niece to visit relatives in Longmont, Colorado. We took a train ride in Chama, NM and went to Mesa Verde National Park.

Here are some great pictures from several years using B&W Film and then digital pictures

Just got back from a weekend in Canon City Colorado. Went Rafting for the first time in Royal Gorge Canyon. What fun and great views for the Royal Gorge Bridge looking up.

Today is Sunny   We ate a continental breakfast at the motel.    Wilderness Aware Rafting[1] - Royal Gorge   They provided a deli lunch.  Sara stayed at a vet/boarder (Kenline Vet Clinic) had it set up where she could be inside or outside (whenever she chos…

Wooooooooooooo the Royal Gorge….well yea not really. We’re all excited about seeing the bridge and we know we’re going to have to pay a toll to get on it right? Right. Well it’s a “park” if you can call it that. As we’re driving there we see a sign saying its 360 acres of park. We’r…

Hanging 1,053 feet above the wild Arkansas River, the Royal Gorge Bridge is the world's highest suspension bridge, and a legendary feat of engineering renowned the world over. Built in 1929 for $350,000, the cost today would exceed $15 million.  The cable-stayed Viaduc de Millau, completed i…