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Canon City, CO, population about 16,000, was founded in 1859 making it the 3rd oldest city in Colorado. It started out supplying miners looking for gold in the nearby mountains. Today it’s two chief claims to fame are it’s proximity to the Royal Gorge and home of the Colorado State Prison.
The climate of Canon City is generally milder than the general surrounding area, due to the sheltering of the mountains around it. The city is serviced by all major fast food and casual dining restaurants. Major hotels are also found in town. In addition to the Royal Gorge, nearby Old West movie town, Buckskin Joe draws tourists in as well.
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Canon City Travel Blogs
Jul 22, 2007 - Sep 03, 2007
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 and I remembered the gorgeous pictures my parents took when we were there, so I was pretty excited to go see it again. Especially now that I know more about geology.
So we arrive there, with...
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Jun 11, 1994
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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 the highest (1053 ft.) in the world. The aerial tram that crosses the gorge has the longest single span (2200 feet), and the Incline Railway is the steepest (100% grade, 45% angle) in the world. We we...
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May 09, 2007 - May 19, 2007
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 we were anxious to see it for ourselves. At at a height of 1,053 feet, this bridge is the highest suspension bridge over water in the entire world.
The one-lane bridge has a ...
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Jul 01, 2007 - Aug 01, 2007
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.
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