Royal Gorge Bridge & Park





Bridge from overlook



Incline Railway



We drove to Royal Gorge Bridge and Park, about 45 miles south of Colorado Springs, admiring the snow topped mountains and gorgeous boulders along the highway's edge.  Our first adventure was to ride the incline railroad at a 45 degree slant from the top of Royal Gorge down 1500 ft. to the Arkansas River.  It was a little scary--you can't see the bottom as you are moving but you can the canyon walls across the river and the walls on either side of the train.  You are in a cage so you feel safe and the views are wonderful.   Then we walked across the Royal Gorge Bridge and could see mountains far away and you could continue to look down to the river.  There are signs for each state along the bridge railing so we had to walk all the way across to come to Texas and Benny took my picture.  We watched a movie about the general area and the making of the bridge--very interesting.  We decided to walk to the Aerial Tram to go back to the other side (bad idea).  It was a very steep walkway taking us on the edge of the gorge, again I was in love with the boulders along the path.  We had to stop many times along the way to catch our breath because the air is thinner at 9000 ft.  We saw the tram coming across and thought we would miss the tram.  I walked faster so the operator would see us and maybe wait for us.  He saw me huffing and puffing so he called out "Take your time, there is no hurry."   I would have laughed but I was still catching my breath.  The visitor center/gift shop had many interesting things--gorgeous greeting cards and lots of memorabilia from Royal Gorge.   Benny got bored waiting for me and so he walked back to the car.   It was a great day--beautiful blue skies and great memories.