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What goes up must come down... Spinning wheel ...
Today we drove up and down through the Rockies. At Monarch Pass we were over 11000' and it was beautiful up there. So much to look at as we travelled along the Arkansas River and lots of rock formations. For a while it was very green and then it turned desertlike with few trees and huge boulders. Lots of hairpin turns made the drive interesting. We also saw many whitewater rafts navigating the river.
Late morning we got to an area called Royal Gorge. We found a nice, clean campground and got set up. Then we drove over to the Royal Gorge Bridge which is touted as Colorado's Natural Wonder. It is set up as an amusement park with one admission covering almost everything. The wood planked bridge is 1,053 feet above the gorge. You can walk or drive across and we opted to cross the gorge on the aerial tram. We walked around on the other side where they have elk, mountian goats and bison. We walked back across the suspension bridge (built by Roebling of Trenton, NJ) and it began to rain. After a brief shower we decided to go to the bottom of the gorge on the world's steepest incline railway. The ride down and back up was interesting and well worth the visit.
That was enough sightseeing for one day and we returned to the campground. Yesterday we had done grocery shopping in the morning and stopped at a produce stand for fresh corn. We cooked dinner in and watched NBC all night as it is the only station we could receive.
Today we drove up and down through the Rockies. At Monarch Pass we were over 11000' and it was beautiful up there. So much to look at as we travelled along the Arkansas River and lots of rock formations. For a while it was very green and then it turned desertlike with few trees and huge boulders. Lots of hairpin turns made the drive interesting. We also saw many whitewater rafts navigating the river.
Late morning we got to an area called Royal Gorge. We found a nice, clean campground and got set up. Then we drove over to the Royal Gorge Bridge which is touted as Colorado's Natural Wonder. It is set up as an amusement park with one admission covering almost everything. The wood planked bridge is 1,053 feet above the gorge. You can walk or drive across and we opted to cross the gorge on the aerial tram. We walked around on the other side where they have elk, mountian goats and bison. We walked back across the suspension bridge (built by Roebling of Trenton, NJ) and it began to rain. After a brief shower we decided to go to the bottom of the gorge on the world's steepest incline railway. The ride down and back up was interesting and well worth the visit.
That was enough sightseeing for one day and we returned to the campground. Yesterday we had done grocery shopping in the morning and stopped at a produce stand for fresh corn. We cooked dinner in and watched NBC all night as it is the only station we could receive.
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